A more brilliant man, who had been less respectable in the most decorous British sense, would not have served the purpose of the government.
Emily's skin had lost a shade of its healthful freshness, it struck Hester, when she saw her.

There was a suggestion of fulness under her eyes.

Yet with the bright patience of her smile she defied the remote suspicion that she had shed a tear or so before leaving home.

She explained the situation with an affectionally reverent dwelling upon the dignity of the mission which would temporarily bereave her of her mate.
Her belief in Walderhurst's intellectual importance to the welfare of the government was a complete and touching thing.
"It will not be for very long," she said, "and you and I must see a great deal of each other.

I am so glad you are here.