Olivia, whose only dissipation had been a weekly tea with Aunt Madge, and a biannual call at the Vicarage, with or without tea, according to Mrs. Tolman's mood, found these afternoons at Galvaston House very stimulating.
"Doctor Luttrell's First Patient"
Rosa Nouchette Carey
It was Gouget Francois, called Pistolet, drummer in the 31st Battalion, and right now on his biannual leave.
"Letters from my Windmill"
Alphonse Daudet