It turned out to be his white whale; as he hunted it and obsessed about destroying it, it eluded him and succeeded.
The visitors' reply was a move that almost made it 3-0, however, as the lively Wilson eluded challengers to get himself in a shooting position but Roger Johnson did just enough to block at the expense of a corner.
Though he bears a quiet pride about the subsea crossing, it says something about the unshowy culture of mining that the tunnel's anniversary might have eluded even its own designer.
The Irish pack drove towards the line from a lineout and the scrum-half, Scott Steele, eluded a despairing tackle from Kane Thompson to score a second try.
Let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that has eluded us.
The luxuries that underpinned our middle-class upbringings – terraced houses in leafy streets, holidays abroad, money left in the account at the end of the month – had thus far eluded us, and it was beginning to look like they always would.
England, arguably as the only possible victors, came even closer to winning yesterday but there was no similar sense of excitement, just an excruciating recognition that success has eluded them.
Wayne Rooney had admitted that he is desperate to lift the FA Cup, the one major trophy that has eluded him throughout his club career.
When a small bell rang and Don joined in the chants of 'om', his wry smile hinted of – to me at least – a sense of contentment that had eluded him since we joined the show in 1960.
It is clearly the work of two unusual individuals who love these sounds, even the desperately unfashionable ones that have so far eluded revival even in this retro-maniac era – and their love makes me love them, too.
Healthy sleep habits have eluded me since childhood.
