‘The Divine Right of Kings’
or
‘What the Elephant Knew’
or
‘Madness on a Trolley’
or
‘Dreams of a Wombat’
or
‘Beneath the Gondola’
or
‘The Inner Life of Al Capone’
She’s like, “I fear you have me at a disadvantage, sir.”
He’s like, “Indeed?”
She’s all, “A gentleman would never place a lady in such a compromising position.”
He’s all, “Who, pray tell, has ever indicated to you that I was a gentleman?”
She goes, “A lady never breaks a confidence.”
He goes, “Nor does a yada yada blah blah blah …”
and so on ad nauseam like totally forever.
This milling stone in a Tahoe meadow was used by Washoe women 200 years ago.
Then she slipped through it, and shut it behind her, and stood with her back against it, looking about her and breathing quite fast with excitement, and wonder, and delight.
Here in a key scene from The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett demonstrates effectively the use of commas, particularly those last two.
“Look, I’m telling you for the last time. No bird can hide from me.”
The Pampered Goat
The pampered goat dismissed the butler, the footmen, her personal servant, and both parlor maids with a wave of her hoof. The help withdrew, bowing, from the palatial dining room. The pampered goat studied her reflection in the great mirror on the gilded wall, noting with satisfaction the fiery gleam of her ruby necklace.
She moved with stately grace from the dining room and ascended the curving marble stairs. She advanced down the long hallway to the nursery. Opening the door, she announced, “All right, children. No more dillydallying. Be seated, and take up your pens.”
Moral: A pampered goat can nevertheless be a nanny.
On the fantasy world of Boad, where Bekka of Thorns (https://bekkaofthorns.com) takes place, there are two moons. One is Jeth, and the other is Jith. Here they are, hanging full over the Wide Great Sea and shining down on Sill, whose twin brother, Fiss, is out of sight to the right, floating on their trampoline raft. Their story is called The Ledgemoon, and it’s quite well known to Bekka and Karro.
“Stat!” shouted the doctor.
“Maury Wills stole 104 bases in 1962!” the scrub nurse quickly responded.
The doctor then hit the scrub nurse over the head with a rubber chicken, and all concerned in the operating room donned red clown noses.
On August 22nd, the atoms presently working in harmony to comprise Bob Dylan will perform on that particular outdoor stage.
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