I must tell you that she played splendidly, and, in my opinion, had one of the most glorious contralto voices that I ever heard." "She seems to have been a very attractive young woman," said Mary, in the same quiet, contemplative voice.
"I think," went on the Colonel, "take her all in all, she was about the most attractive young woman that ever I saw, poor thing.

Upon my word, dear, old as I am, I fell half in love with her myself, and so would you if you had seen those eyes of hers." "I remember," broke in Mary, "that old Mr.Tomley, after he returned from inspecting the Northumberland living, spoke about Miss Fregelius's wonderful eyes--at the dinner-party, you know, on the night when Morris proposed to me," and she shivered a little as though she had turned suddenly cold.
"Well, let me go on with my story.

After she had told me this, and I had promised to help her with introductions--exactly why or how I forget--but I asked her flat out if she was in love with Morris.
Thereon--I assure you, my dear Mary, it was the most painful scene in all my long experience--the poor thing turned white as a sheet, and would have fallen if I had not caught hold of her.

When she came to herself a little, she admitted frankly that this was her case, but added--of which, of course, one may believe as much as one likes, that she had never known it until I asked the question." "I think that quite possible," said Mary; "and really, uncle, to me your cross-examination seems to have been slightly indiscreet." "Possibly, my dear, very possibly; even Solomon might be excused for occasionally making a mistake where the mysterious articles which young ladies call their hearts are concerned.

I tell what happened, that is all.