Evidently this marvellous woman was staying in the place.

He watched the doorway with a strange feeling of excitement.

He had not been so moved for years.
At length there came a quick, light tread.

The next moment he was gazing again upon the vision that had charmed him out of all commonsense.
She stood, framed in the night, white and pure and gloriously, most surpassingly, beautiful.

Merefleet felt his heart throb heavily.