she passioned To see herself escap'd from so sore ills

He knew that by coming out to his family he would be crossing the Rubicon, but he could not live a lie anymore.

She had a musical voice.

Scrappy set off to run out through the dog flap, but Katie caught hold of him (as he was such a muppet he'd be in danger – as usual – of ending up under the wheels of whoever's Chelsea tractor was scrunching its way up the gravel driveway).