Inwardly

The very pure spirit does not bother about the regard of others or human respect, but communes inwardly with God, alone and in solitude as to all forms, and with delightful tranquility, for the knowledge of God is received in divine silence.

Tom smiled inwardly.

He laughed inwardly.

Tom laughed inwardly.

And being touched inwardly with sorrow of heart, he said: I will destroy man, whom I have created, from the face of the earth, from man even to beasts, from the creeping thing even to the fowls of the air, for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Inwardly the Second Men differed from the earlier species in that they had shed most of those primitive relics which had hampered the First Men more than was realized. Not only were they free of appendix, tonsils and other useless excrescences, but also their whole structure was more firmly knit into unity. Their chemical organization was such that their tissues were kept in better repair. Their teeth, though proportionately small and few, were almost completely immune from caries. Such was their glandular equipment that puberty did not begin till twenty; and not till they were fifty did they reach maturity. At about one hundred and ninety their powers began to fail, and after a few years of contemplative retirement they almost invariably died before true senility could begin.

Arabs were already at work behind their wooden ploughs, drawn either by horses, mules, bullocks, or camels. These last looked as if they were inwardly protesting against the indignity, and stalked along with their usual disdainful air.

Inwardly congratulating himself on the change which his present duty ensured him from the hardships of bivouacs and bad quarters to at least a day or two's enjoyment of the fleshpots of Pampeluna, he rode gaily along at the head of the escort, chatting and laughing with his second in command.

He looked confident, but inwardly he felt quite different.

The young dark-haired girl glanced up sharply as her dorm room opened, only to gape in stunned surprise at the person entering. "Whoa! Annie, is that you?" the girl asked, laughing aloud. "Hahaha! Holy shit! I didn’t think I’d be seeing you again! Where've ya been, girl?" Ann sighed inwardly. "It’s... a long story, Helen. Long, convoluted, and utterly crazy. Anyway, I’m just here to pick up my things," she said, glancing around with a frown. "But... it looks like someone already cleared them out."