Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.

the subvaginal, or subdural, spaces about the optic nerve

Though surprised, I quickly explained that the problem was probably myopericarditis, where inflammation of the surrounding membrane can partially involve the heart muscle.

America's social harmony has depended at least to some degree on economic growth. It is easier to get along when everyone, more or less, is getting ahead.