... both succumbed at 41. Some tall scoring took place after Mr. Pepys joined Mr. Thornton, fours being then as plentiful as blackberries, both bowlers being bit most severely. One over of slows met with such rough handling ly Mr. Thornton as to re special ...

... imagery, and description. Pachas, princes, slaves, eunuchs, babas, fellahs, Moslems, and princesses, are as common as blackberries all through the book; while mysterious words of Turkish or Arabic ?? lend an air of romance to almost every page — e.g ...