He supplied the meaning which her words wanted; and created the divinity which he loved.

Was Titania the first who fell in love with an ass, or Pygmalion the only artist who has gone crazy about a stone?
He had found her; he had found what his soul thirsted after.
He flung himself into the stream and drank with all his might.

Let those say who have been thirsty once how delicious that first draught is.

As he rode down the avenue towards home--Pen shrieked with laughter as he saw the Reverend Mr.Smirke once more coming demurely away from Fairoaks on his pony.

Smirke had dawdled and stayed at the cottages on the way, and then dawdled with Laura over her lessons--and then looked at Mrs.
Pendennis's gardens and improvements until he had perfectly bored out that lady: and he had taken his leave at the very last minute without that invitation to dinner which he fondly expected.
Pen was full of kindness and triumph.