Farther back beyond the dark trees a roof glittered with dew, to the right was a leafy tree with brilliantly white trunk and branches, and above it shone the moon, nearly at its full, in a pale, almost starless, spring sky.
The cities are too large for my hunting and the towns so open a stranger stands out like neon sign on a starless night.
The tiger frequently makes his presence felt, but is seldom seen; he prefers to prowl in what the Malays call tiger weather, that is, dark, starless, misty nights.
Then, rises up the starless night, no song no light.
Then home shivering under the cold, starless sky on Saturday nights, with 9d., 1s., or 1s.