He attired himself in navy serge, and wore a collar.
Adam's keen eyes took in the change and twinkled.

Columbine's eyes twinkled too.

She had begun by being almost absurdly shy in the presence of the young fisherman who sat so silently at his father's table, but that phase had wholly passed away.

She treated him now with a kindly condescension, such as she might have bestowed upon a meek-souled dog.
All the other men--with the exception of Adam, whom she frankly liked--she overlooked with the utmost indifference.

They were plainly lesser animals than dogs.
"She'll look high," said Mrs.Peck.