Old-people jokes are sin, and tying cats' tails, and unsetting the hens, and all kind of sneakery things — The little girl hesitated a moment, and then she added : It seems to me, mama, that a great many sins come into people's heads and try to get committed.

But this book is not a piece against political correctness and the outrage culture.

The ochre water laps against the marble tubsides.

He purred like a kitten when she massaged his neck.