The sergeant again discovered Mathias' footprints, together with others which were shapelier and lighter.
"The Eight Strokes of the Clock"
Maurice Le Blanc
Nay, child and darling, let not thy face grow downcast, for now shall I know nought more of fear and grief; and is it not like that I shall grow fairer of flesh, and shapelier, in the happy days we shall dwell together?
"The Water of the Wondrous Isles"
William Morris