an almost chemical change seemed to dissolve and recomposethe very elements of his body. A rigour passed over him, blood rose
into his cheeks, his forehead, and there was a steady thumping in
his ears. It was first love.

“I read somewhere that the sun's getting hotter every year," said Tom genially. …”

“I found something! Courage--just that; courage as a rule of life and something …”

“Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people's lives.”

“How different it all was from what you'd planned.”