Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.
Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.
My worst fault is my belief that if you put bills unopened behind a picture frame, there is no need to pay them.
My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.
What Americans call cross-ventilation, the English call draughts.
To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.