My body dressed in my Temple clothing and laid nicely into my coffin, and the coffin to have the appearance that if I wanted to turn a little to the right or left I should have plenty of room to do so; the lid can be made of crowning.

And they had dined equally splendidly in the dining room at the back of the house which Celine had set out with several small tables, nicely laid with linen damask which had been stored away for years.

The images of the negotiators - ultra-civilized, brainstorming over tea and nicely laid meals - become surreal, juxtaposed with the primal rage of suicide bombers and retaliatory gunfire, bloodied soldiers and civilians, haranguing crowds, escalating madness.

Everything was bursting with flavor, and the atmosphere was nicely laid back.

Seating is comfortable, though the otherwise nicely laid tables are topped with butcher paper - introduced, I imagine, in an attempt to counter the restaurant's aristocratic reputation.

Italian-run and nicely laid back, this cafe with terracotta floor, art on the walls and classic marble-top tables has a series of varied, secondhand lounges down one side and a bar at the back.

They had their plans nicely laid when the men rejoined them and presently Gerard and Eugenia went back to their hotel.

The table in his room was nicely laid for dinner, and several decanters with a large cold tart lay upon the sideboard.