the penetrancy of subtile effluvia

Frustrated in their attempts to change the law, fire-eaters turned their efforts to breaking it.

The policemen severally presented him with a pipe, a tin of tobacco, two boxes of matches and a dictionary, and then they withdrew leaving him to his own devices.

'There's sure to be a fridge for keeping the beer cold.' 'I don't drink beer — it's fattening. Voddy and lime is my tipple.