Very few and very slender thoughts were conveyed in their words, but to the young man's ear they had the charm of music; for Floracita's talk went as trippingly as a lively dance, and the sweet modulations of Rosabella's voice so softened English to Italian sound, that her words seemed floating on a liquid element, like goldfish in the water.

Indeed, her whole nature seemed to partake the fluid character of music.

Beauty born of harmonious sound "had passed into her face," and her motions reminded one of a water-lily undulating on its native element.
The necessity of returning immediately to Boston was Alfred's apology for a brief call.

Repressed feeling imparted great earnestness to the message he left for his father's friend.

While he was uttering it, the conversation he had recently had with Mr.Royal came back to him with painful distinctness.