No woman should give her hand where she cannot yield her heart." "But Miss Tabitha, the strangest thing to me is, that I really believe that Belle Gordon cares more for Mr.Romaine than she does for any one else; her face was a perfect study that night at Mrs.Roland's party." "How so ?" "They say that after Miss Gordon requested Mr.Romaine, that for a while he scrupulously abstained from taking even a glass of wine.

At several entertainments, he adhered to this purpose but on the evening of Mrs.
Roland's silver wedding Jeanette succeeded in persuading him to take a glass, in honor of the occasion.

I watched Belle's face and it was a perfect study, every nerve seemed quivering with intense anxiety.

Once I think she reached out her hand unconsciously as if to snatch away the glass, and when at last he yielded I saw the light fade from her eyes, a deadly pallor overspread her cheek, and I thought at one time she was about to faint, but she did not, and only laid her head upon her side as if to allay a sudden spasm of agony.".