he would say, tapping his Virginian cigarette; the wish to see again his 'petite fille'; to wash himself; to drink a ' café natur ' and bottled beer every day after the midday meal, and to go to Lyons to see his uncle and work for his living.
— from The Works of John Galsworthy An Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Galsworthy by John Galsworthy
Imagine a place like Covent Garden, and nearly as big, but entirely devoted to fish.
— from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 by Various
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