Dappa proclaimed, England being a nation of clam-diggers and sheep-shearers, must forever be a net importer of fantastickal tales.

About nineteen, and the picture of the blonde that sits on the palisades of the Rhine and charms the clam-diggers into the surf.

The last time she'd looked back, a few minutes ago, there had been nothing between her and the anchorage but a few clam-diggers.