The stagnation of the spot was sufficient to draw Somerset's mind for a moment from the subject which absorbed it, and he thought, 'So, too, will time triumph over all this fervour within me.' Lifting his eyes from the floor on which his foot had been tapping nervously, he saw Paula standing at the other end.

It was not so pleasant when he also saw that Mrs.Goodman accompanied her.

The latter lady, however, obligingly remained where she was resting, while Paula came forward, and, as usual, paused without speaking.
'It is in this little arcade that the example occurs,' said Somerset.
'O yes,' she answered, turning to look at it.
'Early piers, capitals, and mouldings, generally alternated with deep hollows, so as to form strong shadows.

Now look under the abacus of this capital; you will find the stone hollowed out wonderfully; and also in this arch-mould.

It is often difficult to understand how it could be done without cracking off the stone.