It was not born of the affections.

Yes, Leon Dexter was sadly disappointed.

He wanted something more than all this.
Lifted from an almost obscure position, as the dependent niece of Mrs.Loring, the young wife of Mr.Dexter found herself in a larger circle, and in the society of men and women of more generally cultivated tastes.

She soon became a centre of attraction; for taste attracts taste, mind seeks mind.

And where beauty is added, the possessor has invincible charms.