Why should he sigh?
He had confessed a taste for the pursuit of love under difficulties; here was full gratification for that taste.

His lady-love beamed upon him from a sphere above his own: he could not come near her; he was not certain that he could win from her a look.

I watched to see if she would so far favour him.

Our seat was not far from the crimson benches; we must inevitably be seen thence, by eyes so quick and roving as Miss Fanshawe's, and very soon those optics of hers were upon us: at least, upon Dr.and Mrs.Bretton.I kept rather in the shade and out of sight, not wishing to be immediately recognised: she looked quite steadily at Dr.John, and then she raised a glass to examine his mother; a minute or two afterwards she laughingly whispered her neighbour; upon the performance commencing, her rambling attention was attracted to the platform.
On the concert I need not dwell; the reader would not care to have my impressions thereanent: and, indeed, it would not be worth while to record them, as they were the impressions of an ignorance crasse.

The young ladies of the Conservatoire, being very much frightened, made rather a tremulous exhibition on the two grand pianos.