The grace of the long, slender body in the close-fitting habit; of the beautiful head and loosened hair under the small, low-crowned beaver hat; the slender hand upon the reins--all these various impressions rushed upon Barnes at once, bringing with them the fascination of a past happiness, provoking, by contrast, the memory of a harassing and irritating present.
"Is Heston getting on ?" asked Mrs.Fairmile, smiling.
He frowned involuntarily.
"Oh, I suppose we shall be straight some day;" the tone, however, belied the words.

"When once the British workman gets in, it's the deuce to get him out." "The old house had such a charm!" said Chloe softly.
Roger made no reply.

He rode stiffly beside her, looking straight before him.

Chloe, observing him without appearing to do anything of the kind, asked herself whether the Apollo radiance of him were not already somewhat quenched and shorn.

A slight thickening of feature--a slight coarsening of form--she thought she perceived them.