… one of her husband Jeffery’s shirts (with frills to the bosom) …

A druggie would grab the pricey electronics and such, and beat feet.

I gathered my things and asked the Negroes to return the scalps they'd stolen, along with my madstone.

Mr. Sweeney almost paid a price for, as the saying goes, driving while “intexticated.” About a year ago, he said, he almost got into a collision as he was text-messaging while driving.