Many carts were lumbering along the road on their uneven wheels.

Just beyond the city there was a noisy altercation in the road for the possession apparently of a blunt adze.

Carts stopped to see the row, and all the bystanders joined in with their voices, with much earnestness.

It is rare for the disputants to be injured in these questions.

Their language on these occasions is, I am told, extremely rich in allusions.