Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who could by diligent thrift realise a good estate.

But there is a fundamental difference between Greek and Gothic sculpture, despite the very similar treatment of draperies and the human form. To the Greeks, the face was merely part of the body. The Gothic makes it the 'window of the soul'. Gothic faces are psychocentric, dominated by the soul, which speaks through the eye.

We hummed and hawed before finally deciding to buy this house.

Her husband … crouches over a portable hibachi nearby, making something that smells amazing.