Nor had he ever seen her so inspired, so beautiful.

She had transmuted the conversation at a touch.

It had been barbarous prose; she had turned it into purest poetry.

Only the noblest souls have such an alchemy as this at command, thought the watcher on the other side, of the room, with a passionate reverence.
'I wasn't thinkin' of narrowin' the Lord down to ministers; said Mrs.
Fleming, with a certain loftiness.

'We all know He can do without us puir worms.' Then, seeing that no one replied, the good woman got up to go.