The effect was extremely good, and even artistic.

The little angel herself was not in full light; it was through a shade of gloom that her grave face of concern looked down upon the game on the chess-board.

Truly Daisy looked concerned and grave.

She thought she did not like to play such things as this.

One of the figures below her was so very wicked and devilish in its look; and Hamilton leaned over the pieces on the board with so well-given an expression of doubt and perplexity,--his adversary's watch was so intent,--and the meaning of the whole was so sorrowfully deep; that Daisy gazed unconsciously most like a guardian angel who might see with sorrow the evil one getting the better over a soul of his care.