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only vestiges left in Mr L. Prosser of his mighty ancestry were a pronounced stoutness about the tum and a predilection for little fur hats.
Douglas Adams • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
THEO METCALFE SOON proved himself one of the most enthusiastic bounty hunters and hangmen. His desire for revenge seems to have continually grown ever since he reached the British camp at the end of his wanderings; and by October he even went so far as to erect a gallows in Metcalfe House.
William Dalrymple • The Last Mughal
The Language of Flowers
It might make things easier if he went down to London again and found Marlowe. Report in, like a good soldier. But he swore he wouldn’t work for Marlowe again. Not after Malaya.
Thomas D. Lee • Perilous Times
If you met Lewis in the street, you might guess that he was a lawyer or a kindly geography teacher. In fact, he was one of the most efficiently deadly men in the British services.
Ant Middleton • First Man In: Leading from the Front
Sir Morris Abbot,
John Keay • The Honourable Company: History of the English East India Company
Penny chuckled. “I’ll tell you a secret about Ash. His Christian name is George. He hates it.” He nodded. “George it is.”
Tessa Dare • The Wallflower Wager: Girl Meets Duke
Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804), first Secretary of the Treasury, had two sons, both named Philip. Philip the younger (1802-1884) was assistant District Attorney in New York and was a member and Past Master of Albion Lodge 26. He was often confused with his older brother of the same name who died prior to the second Philip's birth. The elder Philip
... See moreTodd E. Creason • Freemasons
house, he beat his native butler to death and narrowly escaped a capital sentence.