Tom was so stunned that he had not even presence of mind enough to say Who cares, Miss Smarty? until the right time to say it had gone by. So he said nothing. But he was in a fine rage, nevertheless. He moped into the schoolyard wishing she were a boy, and imagining how he would trounce her if she were.

It is true that few now smoke Capstan Full Strength untipped, perhaps the strongest cigarettes still marketed, and only available as a 'ghost brand' in a few specialist outlets.

Nevertheless, the hoary capitalist principle of innovation and competition leading to consolidation and monopoly still operated.

Well, we have disposed of them, at any rate, which is always something gained, said the Prime Minister, passing his fingers combwise through his beard...