← I had already essayed to write, and was immensely keen on the mot juste, that Holy Grail of the period. 🔊
← A reservation very characteristic of the period! 🔊
← "What a period!" he uttered, laying the book down. 🔊
← You wouldn't say so if you had ever seen him, and I assure you that in no period would Soames be anything but dim. 🔊