[…] and I said to Mr. McCauley, whatever is the matter with your neck, it is all swelled up, and he said he got it in the mill; he said he had an arm load of wool and a sticker stuck him in the neck, here (indicating the right hand side of the neck just below the jaw).

arguers, perpetual contradicters, long talkers, those who are absent in company, interrupters, not listeners, loud laughers

Hi. I'm Rachel Porter, with Fish and Wildlife, I said. So you're the new oinker, huh? he commented, squinting up at me.

After stopping at these stations, my train has become busy. Returning day-trippers make up a goodly number, along with young people heading for a night out in Bristol, which is where I change once again.