"Jim is not going to marry her, if that is what you mean; he stated he had not thought about it," Mordaunt said bluntly.
Evelyn laughed. "Then, it's probably true. If he had meant to marry Miss Winter, he would have said so, even if he thought you disapproved. Jim is very much of a Dearham."
"Is this an advantage or a drawback?"
"I don't know," said Evelyn. "It marks the difference between him and us. We're fastidious and complex; the Dearhams are simple and firm."
"A cruder type?"
"Not altogether. Strength and simplicity are dignified. You're an artist and know the value of bold, austere line."
"My notion is, Jim is not as simple as he looks."
"That's rather cheap," Evelyn remarked. "I meant the simplicity of the old Greeks."
"Theirs was cultivated; Jim's is not."
"There are things one does better by instinct than study," said Evelyn, smiling. "But I'm getting bored. Let's talk about something else."