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Of the two, perhaps three, experiments in Social Relations which he had then in hand, one interested him acutely. It had run for some months and promised most variegated and interesting developments, on which he dwelt luxuriously all the way to town.
Homer tells us that the Cyclops lived on the heights of the mountains and in the depths of the caves, and Prometheus says that, like the feeble ant, men dwelt in deep subterranean caves, where the sun never penetrated.
It was also considered necessary to close the gates of the neighbouring house, and two sentries were posted outside it with loaded muskets. All this was done in the most perfect order, there was no hurry, no bustle. In that house opposite dwelt the General's wife; one could reach it from the barracks across a garden.
As was afterward ascertained, a family ordinarily dwelt there, but most of it had gone to Key West, on a visit, at the moment when the man and boy left in charge had fallen into the hands of the Mexicans, losing their lives in the manner mentioned.
She thought of Augustine, but only in that distant past, as a little child, and her mind dwelt on sweet, trivial memories, on the toys he had played with and the pair of baby-shoes, bright red shoes, square-toed, with rosettes on them, that she had loved to see him wear with his little white frocks.
It was curious that his imagination would not rise, now, to a realization of that intercourse on which, at times, his fancy had dwelt with such vividness. The very interest, the eagerness with which she took part in their discussions seemed to him in the nature of an emphatic repudiation of any ties to him which might have been binding.
Our eyes, which had become accustomed to the comparatively barren places we had traversed the day before, dwelt with delight upon this lovely and glorious scene; our hearts rejoiced in the midst of this calm and luxuriant aspect of nature. It was with feelings of regret we got ready to move on again. "Suppose we weren't to go till the afternoon," said Sumichrast.
She will live for me if she can. He whispered it. His features shot the sparkle. Rebecca Wythan had strength to press Carinthia's hand faintly. She made herself heard: 'No pain. Her husband sat upright, quite still, attentive for any sign. His look of quiet pleasure ready to show, sprightliness dwelt on her. She returned the look, unable to give it greeting.
You'll never get rich at that rate and neither shall I." "I reckon I can set my own limit," Jim grumbled. "Yes, sir. But let's have action. Who'll join this gentleman in his guess? Who'll back his luck? He's a winner, I admit that." The gray eyes dwelt upon face and face of our half circle; and still I, too, hesitated, although my dollar was burning a hole in my pocket. My Lady whispered to me.
In the chapter upon Michelangelo's poetry I dwelt at length upon Luigi del Riccio's passionate affection for his cousin, Cecchino dei Bracci. This youth died at the age of sixteen, on January 8, 1545. Michelangelo undertook to design "the modest sepulchre of marble" erected to his memory by Del Riccio in the church of Araceli.
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