Charlotte Adams is young, idealistic and happily absorbed in her volunteer work among the poor and suffering of the East End.

Third generation Pakistani youngsters, some Gaelic speaking, serve in family shops, the most north-westerly branch of their clans happily absorbed into the community.

After Phoebe retired from teaching, she'd spent every morning in here, happily absorbed in her research, working much as he imagined Menley Nichols worked.

We spent the day happily absorbed in a grand outdoor treasure hunt.

Moore was more happily absorbed into the Deseret society than he had been in Nauvoo.

However, she is not bothered, and they are soon happily absorbed in conversation about London.

Television can keep your preschooler happily absorbed when it's time to get dinner started, sneak in a household chore, or just have a little alone time.

They were so happily absorbed I had to cough several times before they became aware of my presence.

I settled down to take some photos of the cobwebs, happily absorbed in the task of trying to capture their fragile, jewel-like beauty.