1.   Four single bulbs under tin covers lit the entire station, and the air smelled of coal and damp earth.

2.   The air smelled of the black soil brought down from the mountains to make Tia Mimi s giant ferns grow tall.

3.   The dank air smelled of stale sweat.

4.   The still air smelt faintly of furniture polish.

5.   The ice glowed and the air smelt of putrefaction.

6.   The air smelt dank and trapped despite the wind that poured past them, forcing them deeper into the solid darkness ahead.

7.   The air smelt of new.mown hay and roses.

8.   The air smelt of petrol.

9.   A stiff breeze kicked up out of the south, and the air smelled of hemlocks.

10.   All I knew was that the air smelled like fire and I wanted a big flag.