The mill was driven by an overshot wheel twenty-seven and a half feet in diameter, placed in a separate wheel-house, built of stone, between the mill and a bank thirty feet high, upon which the water was brought by a canal.

The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.

Parties subscribe a covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond.

“Maybe you could,” Longarm said, “but I'm gonna soak 'em in whiskey and horse piss as soon as I have a drink and leave.” Her jaw dropped. “You're gonna soak your balls in whiskey and horse piss?” Longarm nodded. “Yep! That's an old ...