Mr Robinson was a polished sort of person. He was so clean and healthy and pleased about everything that he positively shone – which is only to be expected in a fairy or an angel, but is somewhat disconcerting in an attorney.
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clarke, p. 21)
You, sir!
Þetta er alveg óþægilega skondið.
He sighed. It was a long sigh, weary and worldly-wise. The kind of sigh you could picture God heaving after six days of hard work and looking forward to some serious cosmic R&R, only to be handed a report by an angel concerning a problem with someone eating an apple.
- Interworld (Gaiman/Reaves)
Þrif hafa tekið ranga beygju á einhverjum tímapunkti þegar þú þarft að biðja um hamar og færð tækifæri til að vitna í Henry Stanley; “Dr. Livingstone, I presume.”
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