[A]nd gaunt though his figure, and far from elegant though his dressing-robe, there was that about him which spoke undeniably of the grand seigneur— …

Mechanization is mostly in the form of tractorization, though some of the households have gone in for modern agricultural equipment for harvesting and threshing.

In the case of a xiphopagus, there is most commonly only a band-like union in the region of the xiphoid process of the sternum.

With certain exceptions for valuable stamps, dealers and many collectors are only willing to offer a percentage of face (80-90%). So instead, Lloyd took the sheets to work and posted a message asking if anyone wanted to buy sheets of old U.S. stamps at face.