Why, what are you ?--firstly, a general violation of the ten commandments; and, secondly, a misshapen but faithful impersonation of the seven deadly sins.

Take my word for it, my worthy Macedonian, you will die any death but a horizontal one--it's veracity I'm telling you.

Yet there is some comfort for you too--some comfort, I say again; for you who never lived one upright hour will die an upright death.

A certain official will erect a perpendicular with you; but for that touck of Mathematics you must go to the hangman, at whose hands you will have to receive the rites of your church, you monstrous bog-trotting Gorgon.

Mine a trade! Shades of Academus, am I to bear this!" Finigan was, like most of his class, a privileged man; but on this occasion the loudness of the mirth prevented Hogan's reply from being heard.