Bingo swayed like a jelly in a high wind.

He felt like a man who, chasing rainbows, has had one of them suddenly turn and bite him in the leg.

His whole aspect was that of a man who has unexpectedly been struck by lightning.

The cosy glow which had been enveloping the Duke became shot through by a sudden chill. It was as if he had been luxuriating in a warm shower-bath, and some hi…

You know that feeling when you're leaning back in a chair, and then you lean back too far and start to fall and just at the last second you catch yourself? I f…

I started violently, as if some unseen hand had goosed me.

Woman: Do come along quick, there's a house on fire. Fire Chief: A house on fire? Just a moment, lady - what's the address? Woman: Grimshaw Street. Fire Chief:…