The change was astounding in its abruptness.

It was often astounding to Hilda that her mother never showed any sign of being weary of these topics, nor any desire to discover other topics.

It was too astounding for belief.

Not less astounding than the deserted look of the port, was the miserably wretched landing-place, which is composed of a high wooden quay, about 100 feet long, stretching out into the sea, with narrow steps, like ladders, against the side.

In a moment, the reflection of the moonbeams in the vapours of the night changes the picture, anticipating the imagination, now astounding by its marvelsnow striking by its novelty.

Most astounding of all is what G.E. Robertson relates of the Kaffirs of Hindu-Kush (553): "When a woman is discovered in an intrigue, a great outcry is made, and the neighbors rush to the scene with much laughter.