The head bending on a tall upright figure, where there was breadth of chest, told of weights working.

She recollected his open look, larger than inquiring, at the introduction to her; and it recurred when she uttered anything specially taking.

What it meant was past a guess, though comparing it with the frank directness of Redworth's eyes, she saw the difference between a look that accepted her and one that dilated on two opinions.
Her thought of the gentleman was of a brilliant young charioteer in the ruck of the race, watchful for his chance to push to the front; and she could have said that a dubious consort might spoil a promising career.
It flattered her to think that she sometimes prompted him, sometimes illumined.

He repeated sentences she had spoken.

'I shall be better able to describe Mr.Dacier when you and I sit together, my Emmy, and a stroke here and there completes the painting.