He had known it when his arms could almost encircle it; he had watched and fondled and caressed it; he had pegged down his heart with the first peg of the survey; and now he knew what was good for it.
Ismerte a várost, amikor még szinte karjaival át tudta volna fogni, őrködött felette, vigyázott álmára, kényeztette. A földmérésnél bevert első cövekkel az ő szíve is gyökeret vert.