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The atmospherics may be redolent of a nautical-themed Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, but competing British and French maritime patrols in the English Channel illustrate the very real frictions stemming from Brexit, the U.K.'s messy departure from the European Union.

Her provocatively expressive dance was meant to be redolent of the warrior king Arjuna’s awakening to duty in the sacred text of the Bhagavad Gita, with the tabla standing for the animating god Krishna.

The good news for fans of the dish is that although Gurnee was only in the district three weeks, she shared her kitchen secrets with the permanent staff, which means the halls will again be redolent of sweet and sour along with other savory smells.

As Mawer points out, in so doing it is more redolent, if it must be redolent of anything, of Graham Greene than Ian Fleming.

At one point, its male protagonist, Christian Grey, is said to be redolent of “freshly laundered linen and some expensive body wash,” which prompts its female protagonist, Anastasia Steele, to announce, “I want to breathe this elixir for eternity.”