Appearances were uniform.

No man possessed a larger store of knowledge, or a greater degree of skill in the communication of it to others; Hence he was regarded as an inestimable addition to our society.
Considering the distance of my brother's house from the city, he was frequently prevailed upon to pass the night where he spent the evening.
Two days seldom elapsed without a visit from him; hence he was regarded as a kind of inmate of the house.

He entered and departed without ceremony.

When he arrived he received an unaffected welcome, and when he chose to retire, no importunities were used to induce him to remain.
The temple was the principal scene of our social enjoyments; yet the felicity that we tasted when assembled in this asylum, was but the gleam of a former sun-shine.

Carwin never parted with his gravity.
The inscrutableness of his character, and the uncertainty whether his fellowship tended to good or to evil, were seldom absent from our minds.
This circumstance powerfully contributed to sadden us.
My heart was the seat of growing disquietudes.