Then it got normal and the-the tumultuousness of it wore off and I was just-I am, you know-just absolutely absorbed in it and there was no more steam to let off; all the energy went into the work, I suppose.
"This Freedom"
A. S. M. Hutchinson
As Easter, which was unusually late this year, approached, Louis became anxious to spend a short time in tranquillity and holy meditation; and, since the tumultuousness of the city was not very favorable for such a purpose, he resolved to pass a fortnight at St. Cloud.
"The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France"
Charles Duke Yonge