Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence.

The word hebdomad stands in the same relation to seven, that decad does to ten, or our English word dozen to twelve. As therefore we can say a dozen of days, or a dozen of months, or a dozen of years, so we can say, a hebdomad of days, (i.e. seven days,) or a hebdomad of months, (i.e. seven months,) or a hebdomad of years, (i.e. seven years.)

Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.

Too healthy: her skin was entirely ungrey, her nose sharp and whole.