You would have expected the fifth time would have dragged a laugh out of him, but it didn't; he merely looked tired.

They are a dull lot." George also had an adventure at Dresden.

There was a shop near the Altmarkt, in the window of which were exhibited some cushions for sale.
The proper business of the shop was handling of glass and china; the cushions appeared to be in the nature of an experiment.

They were very beautiful cushions, hand-embroidered on satin.

We often passed the shop, and every time George paused and examined those cushions.