Then put in the interior a roasted goose and into its belly a roasted hen and in the belly of the hen a roasted pigeon and in the belly of the pigeon a roasted starling and in the belly of this a small bird, roasted or fried.

Julie went to her hotel room window to check that the Campo, the central square of Siena, Italy, was still out there.

She can go places we cannot, associate with people we cannot, understand things about society types and women that we never can. (Why Mr. Burke hires Violet Strange.)

Setting that little girl loose in her society would be like putting a fox in with the chickens. (Violet Strange's detective boss.)