"This man has not the breadth of passion.

At times he is merely peevish." She shook her head.
"Cavalisti would be too egotistical for the part," she said quietly.

"It is difficult." Not another word was spoken until the curtain fell.

Francis lingered for a moment over the arrangement of her cloak.

Sir Timothy was already outside, talking to some acquaintances.
"It has been a great pleasure to see you like this unexpectedly," he said, a little wistfully.
"I cannot imagine why," she answered, with an undernote of trouble in her tone.