But she did like dancing with Sir Felix Carbury.

It was not only that the man was handsome but that he had a power of changing the expression of his countenance, a play of face, which belied altogether his real disposition.

He could seem to be hearty and true till the moment came in which he had really to expose his heart,--or to try to expose it.
Then he failed, knowing nothing about it.

But in the approaches to intimacy with a girl he could be very successful.

He had already nearly got beyond this with Marie Melmotte; but Marie was by no means quick in discovering his deficiencies.