I read until bed.

He was torn by two intense and conflicting desires: his ardent wish to advance through his association with Mr. Browning, and his concupiscence.

In taking on this new role, Boyd had learned that Les Miz'sbad guycontains multitudes--not unlike the stars he sings about.

[…]their appearance even excited the slaves in Barbadoes, who used to say when they saw them together, That ittle backararar man go all over world, see for that backararar woman for himself.