Tom took no notice of her, but took, instead, two or three hard peas out of his pocket, and shot them with his thumbnail against the window, vaguely at first, but presently with the distinct aim of hitting a superannuated blue-bottle which was exposing its imbecility in the spring sunshine, clearly against the views of Nature, who had provided Tom and the peas for the speedy destruction of this weak individual.

The whole code of her laws may be written on the thumbnail, or the signet of a ring.

Here come two hundred as tight lads as ever twirled a shaft over their thumbnails.