Mr. Robbins’s gloomy character sees “ignorance, hatred, terror and rage” winning, which makes his wife yearn to “smack him in the face with a big, wet fish.” FromNew York Times He came out with the wet fish wrapped in a newspaper. FromLiterature...
It was a proper meal, that you could eat in the street on your way home from work, or during the lunch-break. Wrapped in newspaper, it would keep warm to the last chip, even on the coldest days of the year.In the last quarter of a century, things have changed....
Traditionally, fish and chips has been a takeaway meal, as opposed to delivery service or a sit-down restaurant meal, but there are several fish and chip chain restaurants now. For takeaway, the fish and chips are placed on a piece of white grease-proof paper, then wrapped in newspaper to...
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell...
Hurriedly she cut the ropes with which the soldiers had tied the body to the trunk of the tree, wrapped her cloak around him and supporting him she managed to bring him to her house. There she tended his wounds and took good care of him till he was cured. Greatly moved by the story...