An uncomfortable flight (Metaphor)
Both “the airplane from Minneapolis” and Francis Weed were unlucky. The first one “ran into heavy weather” while the latter one had to put up with the plane’s rocking, a child’s cries and a grumpy man beside him, who was drinking something from his flask. As if to make the situation even worse, Francis’ “left foot went to sleep”. To cut a long story short, the flight was rather uncomfortable, for a tingling in his foot and a chance of dying could hardly be counted as something pleasant.
The difficult and sad world (Metaphor)
Finally, after a long day full of stress and unpredictable difficulties, Francis came home. He wanted to share the story of his unplanned adventures with his family at dinner which was supposed to be ready in a few minutes, for he saw how Julia had already lighted six candles “in this vale of tears.”
Well-prepared (Metaphor)
The children were not interested in their father’s story, for if nothing bad had happened to him, there was no reason to talk about it, not to mention that he managed to get on their bad side. Francis asked Julia why the children couldn’t eat separately from them, but Julia’s “guns were loaded for this.” She had prepared a list of reasons! *Julia’s guns are loaded for this.
Indian summer (Simile)
The day when Francis’ plane almost crashes was in late September. It was “as fragrant and shapely as an apple”, for it was sunny, warm and the air was full of divine scents of fallen leaves, fruit and flowers.
Jupiter (Simile)
Jupiter’s name suited him very well, for he was “an anomaly”, for his “retrieving instincts and his high spirits were out of place in Sandy Hill.” Not to mention that he was a beautiful dog, “as black as a coal” and “with a long, alert, intelligent, rakehell face.”
