Whilst all these visits and balls, coquettings, and separations, had been going on, the Dutch carpenters had been repairing the wreck[…]

Yang Guobin notes a similar evolution when he describes the shift from initial enthusiasm about netizens (wangmin) who spoke out about issues of social injustice to an Internet that has become flooded by government-controlled astroturfers such as “50 centers” and “little pinks”.

Paige and the pirate swashed their buckles, the witch's eyes sparkling with pleasure.

to calm the tempest raised by Aeolus