Mr. Ware arranged that we should call on the way at several out-stations in his district. This made it needful for us to go partly by water and partly by land. The first place which we wished to visit is Tsungming. This is a large island in the mouth of the Yangtsze, with a population of a million.

Robin, thou red-headed lurden, how oft must I tell thee not to shoot straight with a quarter-wind blowing across the mark? Note: Deliberately dated language; the story is set during the Hundred Years' War.

The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.

She put her opponent in a snooker.