Her features were of a different cast from those of the people here, for they were regular in outline and of exquisite beauty; her nose was straight; she had a short upper lip, arched eyebrows finely pencilled, thin lips, and well-rounded chin.

But the chief contrast was in her eyes.

These were large, dark, liquid, with long lashes, and with a splendid glow in their lustrous depths.

She stood looking at me with her face full of amazement; and as I caught the gaze of her glorious eyes I rejoiced that I had at last found one who lived in the light and loved it--one who did not blink like a bat, but looked me full in the face, and allowed me to see all her soul revealed.

The chief, who still was pained by the glare of light, kept his eyes covered, and said a few hasty words to the maiden.