She did not see the future through his thoughts, but through his words.

A negative hopelessness settled down on her, which soon her strong spirit, worthy counterpart of her brother's, changed to more positive rebellion.

Thorpe had aroused antagonism where he craved only love.

The knowledge of that fact would have surprised and hurt him, for he was entirely without suspicion of it.

He lived subjectively to so great a degree that his thoughts and aims took on a certain tangible objectivity,--they became so real to him that he quite overlooked the necessity of communication to make them as real to others.