Oliver lay awake for some time, counting the little circles of light which the reflection of the rushlight-shade
threw upon the ceiling; or tracing with his languid eyes the intricate pattern of the paper on the wall.
In the midst of them his comrades bore Patroclus and covered him with the locks of their hair which they cut off and threw upon his body.
The dead hero had had house-dogs; two of them did Achilles slay and threw upon the pyre; he also put twelve brave sons of noble Trojans to the sword and laid them with the rest, for he was full of bitterness and fury.
His remarks interested her too much for the light that they
threw upon certain problems of her own.
It chanced that the soldier looked up and saw the questioning glance which the young clerk
threw upon him.