It was Sweet Alice who introduced me to the various renter types, and explained to me their costumes, and their habits, and their skills.

You know the foolishness of fighting; here is a haven of rest; and you must needs go back to wringle wrangle among the literary men of London.

For the Japanese, continued Russian control of Ying-k'ou was not simply a legal matter. Since Ying-k'ou was the major port of entry for Japanese goods into Manchuria, the Russian occupation threatened to undermine Japanese commercial interests.

I cannot omit to take notice here of that common axiom, A good textuary is a good divine; and to observe, that it is most true, if rightly understood: if by a textuary, we mean him who hath not only a concordance of Scriptures in his memory, but also a commentary on them in his understanding […]