The hungriest part of her mind was being sumptuously banqueted at his expense.

Mere intellectual greediness drew her to him.
Naturally they soon threw off such troubling formalities as at first rose between them, and began to disclose to each other their true characteristics.

Alice found in Beverley a large target for the missiles of her clever and tantalizing perversity.

He in turn practiced a native dignity and an acquired superiority of manner to excellent effect.

It was a meeting of Greek with Greek in a new Arcadia.