She was ripened by it in spirit for many suggestions.

As they drove along the smooth pavement an occasional carriage passed.

She saw one stop and the footman dismount, opening the door for a gentleman who seemed to be leisurely returning from some afternoon pleasure.

Across the broad lawns, now first freshening into green, she saw lamps faintly glowing upon rich interiors.

Now it was but a chair, now a table, now an ornate corner, which met her eye, but it appealed to her as almost nothing else could.