The door fell bodily to the floor.
The cowardly lion, ashamed of the dreadful purpose that had brought him to the forest, outdid himself to entertain. He deals in warning of things he well knows will not happen, i suppose -- things i am warned against and, by avoiding, avoid trouble.
These and similar tokens of friendship, which spring spontaneously from the hearts of those who love and are loved in return -- in countenance, tongue, eyes, and a thousand ingratiating gestures -- were all so much fuel to melt our souls together, and out of the many made us one.