Now, thanks to this splendid and quite novel idea of online sales and delivery, the experience will never have to be repeated.
It also let pass without challenge a frankly insane franchise that cut out the third largest Scottish city on earth (London), and handed it to (splendid, but quite possibly over-optimistic) schoolchildren.
Decide for yourself whether these career quotes are shocking or really quite splendid.
It has been permanently remounted, to quite splendid effect, in the 12th-century chateau at Clervaux.
Here is a quite splendid thing to do with the leftovers.
But the snide Rupert Everett is quite splendid as the arch-loser, Prince Charming.
The Princess arrived with husband and turned out to be quite splendid, droll, with at least three manners, all beguiling.
8.58pm GMT GOAL! Chelsea 3-1 Nordsjaelland (Cahill 51) That is a quite splendid headed goal from Gary Cahill.
The book's intended readers may not realize they are reading about anything unusually prized, but they will recognize they're on to something quite splendid.
4.21pm BST A selection of photos for you now, starting with a quite splendid gallery of the World Cup from the streets of Brazil.
"The Bohemian version of Gothic is quite splendid, and a lot of it has been beautifully preserved," said Philippe de Montebello, director of the Met.
