“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.

those exanimous and moribund bodies

...as an act of self-rape by the willingly self-conflicting soul that inflicts suffering upon itself, out of pleasure in inflicting suffering (GM, II, § 18).

I grinned at him sneeringly. I was the heel to end all heels. Wait until the man is down, then kick him and kick him again. He's weak. He can't resist or kick back.