If you were seen alone outside my premises, another attempt, whether by the asphyxiator or by a destructive animal, would probably be made, and might this time prove successful.
"Across the Zodiac"
Percy Greg
The asphyxiator could not have been used without great risk to ourselves.
"Across the Zodiac"
Percy Greg
The asphyxiator is too heavy to be carried far or fast, and pieces of the shell inflict such injuries upon everything in the immediate neighbourhood of the explosion, as to render it useless where the value of the prey depends upon the condition of its skin.
"Across the Zodiac"
Percy Greg