It is no jest, replied in a deep voice the masked figure that held the lantern. The king, more impatient than intimidated, turned to the other masked figure. The second masked person to whom the king had addressed himself was a man of huge stature and vast circumference. Louis looked all round him; but by the light of the lamp which the masked figure raised for the purpose, he could perceive nothing but the damp walls which glistened here and there with the slimy traces of the snail.
Harmonized sales tax. The harmonized sales tax (HST) is a consumption tax in Canada. It is used in provinces where both the federal goods and services tax (GST) and the regional provincial sales tax (PST) have been combined into a single value added sales tax.
An HSA is a tax-advantaged savings account that allows you to pay for eligible healthcare expenses with before-tax dollars (pp. 6-7). * In some cases, if risk factors are high enough, you may be given a preventive prescription although you have not been diagnosed with the disease or show symptoms of the disease.