Really," said Gregory superciliously, "the examples you choose–"
"I beg your pardon," said Syme grimly, "I thought we had abolished all conventions.

“And though St. John saw many strange monsters in his vision, he saw no creature…”

“When everything about a people is for the time growing weak and ineffective, it…”

“It is easy to be solemn, it is so hard to be frivolous.”

“A pickpocket is obviously a champion of private enterprise. But it would perhap…”