They express her character no more than a scar would; and therefore when I paint her, as I must and will, I shall utterly ignore them.

If, on the other hand, I met the same lines in a face which I knew to have Quadroon blood in it, I should religiously copy them; because then they would be integral elements of the face.

You understand ?" "Understand ?--yes," answered Stangrave, in a tone which made Claude look up.
That strange scene of half an hour before flashed across him.

What if it were no fancy?
What if Marie had African blood in her veins?
And Stangrave shuddered, and felt for the moment that thousands of pounds would be a cheap price to pay for the discovery that his fancy was a false one.
"Yes--oh--I beg your pardon," said he, recovering himself.

"I was thinking of something else.