She measured the draught inflexibly and he drank it like a man. As he returned the glass to the tray he sighed a little, and then with a whimsical glance upwards he said slowly and softly, “She has her mother’s brains.”
As she looked down upon him, he saw the color darkening a strong and beautiful face. “And her father’s eyes.” The warmth of her voice almost stifled the words.
For nearly a minute there was so deep a silence that even the clock on the chimneypiece was lost in it. And then very slowly and gently, as one who thinks aloud, he said, “I am trying to remember those words of Milton.” He closed his eyes with a smile of perplexity. “Ah, yes, yes. I have them now:
“‘He for God only, she for God in him.’”
Transcriber’s Notes:
On pages 43 and 51, Number Five Beaconsfield has been changed to Number Five, Beaconsfield.
On page 53, universed has been changed to unversed.
On page 58, spirt has been changed to spirit.
On page 59, réclamce has been changed to réclame.
On pages 72 and 218, a period has been added to Mrs.