For a day or two after she came, he was silent and seemed nervous and excited.

Now he is fond of getting the talk into his own hands, and is obviously conscious that he has at least one interested listener.

Once or twice I have seen marks of special attention to personal adornment, a ruffled shirt-bosom, one day, and a diamond pin in it,--not so very large as the Koh-i-noor's, but more lustrous.

I mentioned the death's-head ring he wears on his right hand.
I was attracted by a very handsome red stone, a ruby or carbuncle or something of the sort, to notice his left hand, the other day.

It is a handsome hand, and confirms my suspicion that the cast mentioned was taken from his arm.