Mrs.Denyer would have had her make conciliatory movements, whereas Madeline, who had not exchanged a word with Clifford since the parting in wrath, was determined not to be the first to show signs of yielding.

And she held her ground, tearless, resentful, strong in a sense of her own importance.
When he again took his place at Mrs.Gluck's table, Clifford had the air of a man who has resigned himself to the lack of sympathy and appreciation--nay, who defies everything external, and in the strength of his genius goes serenely onwards.

Never had he displayed such self-consciousness; not for an instant did he forget to regulate the play of his features.

Mrs.Denyer he had greeted distantly; her daughters, more distantly still.

He did not look more than once or twice in Miss Doran's direction, for Mrs.Denyer's reproof had made him conscious of an excess in artistic homage.