The Governor had been informed, with the result that brows were being clutched, oaths sworn, fist shaken, and
sal volatile sold out in the shops, no doubt. there hadn’t been a sensation like this since the last Presbyterian Church jumble sale. But of course nothing was done.
Flashman's Lady,
p.113,
Pan edition, 1979.
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