But before that time the principal luggage was deposited in the "men's quarters" and during great downpours the young quartette staid in the gigantic trunk, perfectly sheltered.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
We still have to pass the rainy season here, as these continual downpours would surely prostrate you with the fever.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
But not continuously; only in intermittent downpours, floods, gushes of water-not once a day but every half hour.
"The Other Fellow"
F. Hopkinson Smith