And cope he did, marvellously.
You'd do marvellously, I'm sure".
But I did marvellously in maths and geometry.
When they emerged from their long stint in Hamburg, they were not that much better on their instruments; what they began to do marvellously well was sing.
He has done marvellously well to groom the raw talent of Dolgopolov, and they are obviously a good fit in a sport that often resembles a divorce court.
"He has done marvellously to get the Republic of Ireland through the Group and therefore those players who can gone and done something for him, I can understand that loyalty.
"Tonight, his highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was there which gave them a boost and three of them did marvellously, as if they wanted to say: 'We are going to make you proud of us!' But last week, they were almost dead, with no motivation," Dr Bu Hannad commented.
European horses are usually a little bit slow to get going in the first furlong and usually have to overcome that, and he did that marvellously".
But, rightly, he conducted the full, hour-long work – and did so marvellously, gradually warming the symphony into life with fastidious care for line and colour.
