She looked lovely, with her eyes cast down and her bosom heaving gently.
At that moment he would have given everything he had in the world to take her in his arms and kiss her.

Some mysterious sympathy, passing from his hand to hers, seemed to tell her what was in his mind.

She snatched her hand away, and suddenly looked up at him.

The tears were in her eyes.

She said nothing; she let her eyes speak for her.