The components of Roland's heroness can not be contemplated per se. The audience perceives those components or qualities concretely through Roland's acts.

John Leedham had the unfortunate distinction of being the last person in Derbyshire to be hanged for a crime other than murder when he was executed for bestialism outside the Derby New County Gaol on 12th April 1833.

There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.

Starting with a (natch) shocking pink Lurex and chenille peplumed jacket over loose black velvet pants, he segued into an iridescent rainbow of jewel tones — emerald, sapphire, tourmaline, garnet, turquoise — set off against an onyx backdrop, and worked in a variety of bristling, sparkling, three-dimensional ways.