... the finger and, after a few questions, made out the spot she was indicating. It was a broad peninsula, about two miles distant. Three of its sides rose sheer out of a lake of air, the bottom of which was invisible; its fourth was a bottleneck, joining it to the mainland. It was overgrown with bright vegetation, distinct in the brilliant atmosphere. A single tall tree, shooting up in the middle of the peninsula, dwarfed everything else; it was wide and ... — A Voyage to Arcturus • David Lindsay
... around the end of the bar, the bartender stood over Kregg, holding the jagged-edged bottleneck in ... — The Jupiter Weapon • Charles Louis Fontenay