Don’t dismiss builders’ skips. You may not find a Chippendale desk, but you might collar a restorable sofa. Always ask the builder or house owner for permission first.

Wait. I heard you have a story. News travels faster'n a herd of young cow ponies. Reckon you'd be the local newsmonger. Charlie remained unfazed. In the flesh. This ol' nose can smell a headline a mile away.

He has been worrying his head off all morning about how he will do on the finals.

She didn't even have her handbag, because Zelda had thoughtfully left it in the kitchen along with her clothes. And nobody had even offered her so much as a T-shirt to cover her shame.