In Napier's Scenario, major impacts occur in the dying days of the supercomet when most of its ice has gone, at which point the rest of it disintegrates into cometary asteroids.

'I have a job in hot bread shop. In a hot bread shop. I think I have enough English for the hot bread shop. You think?'

One veteran ball-goer imperiously asked, “What's to remember?” implying that it was just another night at the Plaza.

From one of the upper buttonholes dangled a thin gold chain, supporting a bunch of small charms against the evil eye, a little coral horn, a tiny silver hunchback, a miniature gilt bell, and two or three coins of gold and silver, besides an Egyptian scarabee in a gold setting.