placid

Lilac Hill has a placid surface, far removed from what England can expect to face at Optus Stadium next week.

The placid if slightly stupid day nurse is a cow; the surgeon has the head of a yapping terrier; the junior nurse is a “prancing kitten.”

The Cboe Group’s VIX index was last marked 18% lower from last Friday’s close, but is still trading north of the 20 point mark that generally separates placid markets from turbulent ones.

The setting is a placid pond, on whose banks sits a plump and serene fellow in a kimono, his eyes closed.

Forget placid if repressive fantasies of Adam’s rib.