‘My name is Persephone’ she says, ‘but in England everyone calls me Seph.’

to the fly of the compass, which before was made equal, I was still constrained to put some small piece of wire on the south part there

For three days Pete bore himself according to his wont, thinking to silence the evil tongues of the little world about him, and keep sweet and alive the dear name which they were waiting to befoul and destroy.

Historically, other words have been used to refer to this place on the body: hattrel, niddick, noddle, noll, nuke, and poll; all have passed out of use.]