As they looked about them for some clue to serve as guide, they could not help but observe and admire the wonders of nature. […] Anxious to ascertain its exact nature, he watched it closely, and before long discovered the theft. […] It always seemed to her then as if Nature, so beautiful during the day, borrowed additional charms from the witching hours of the night. […] Then she burst into such a passion of tears that the wood and water nymphs, the gods, men, and all nature in fact, joined with her to mourn the beloved youth. […] Laomedon was, of course, overjoyed at the monster’s death, but, true to his nature, again refused the promised reward, and by his dishonesty incurred the hatred and contempt of this hero also.