"By Jupiter!" he cried. "A meteoric shower of hosiery! Has communication at last been established with Mars?"英文原著 · 《Roads of Destiny》
I have seen him a number of times in the past year. He worked as a clerk in a store, in the hosiery department, and waited on me there. Later I "--she hesitated--" I saw him in a place called Feinheimer's. He was a waiter. Then he was a sparring partner, I think they call it, for a prizefighter. Some of my friends took me to a gymnasium to see the fighter training, and I recognized this man. "I saw him again when he was driving a milk-wagon. He delivered milk at a friend's house where I chanced to be.英文原著 · 《The Efficiency Expert》
"Excuse me, captain," said Abeuchapeta, "but that is where you and I do not agree. We've got our ship and we've got our crew, and in addition we find that the Fates have thrown in a hundred or more women to act as ballast. Now I, for one, do not fear a woman. We can set them to work. There is plenty for them to do keeping things tidy; and if we get into a very hard fight, and come out of the melee somewhat the worse for wear, it will be a blessing to have 'em along to mend our togas, sew buttons on our uniforms, and darn our hosiery."英文原著 · 《The Pursuit of the House-Boat》