Indeed, I even find myself judging people by their voices.
Henry's tones indicate many of his chief traits accurately--as, for instance, self-reliance, reserve, quiet and unswerving purpose." "Well," asked Mrs.Muir, who was a little obtuse on delicate points, "what did Miss Wildmere's tones indicate ?" Graydon was slightly taken aback, and suddenly found that he did not like his theory so well as he had thought.

"Miss Wildmere's tones," he began, hesitatingly, "suggested this morning little more than a desire to render well the music she sang, and to give pleasure to her listeners." "I thought they suggested some self-complacency, which was lost before the morning was over," added Mr.Muir, dryly.
"Miss Wildmere sang admirably," exclaimed Madge, warmly, "and could sing much better if she had been trained in a better method and gave more time to the art.

I sang hours every day for nearly two years.
Nothing will take the place of practice, Graydon.

One must develop voice like muscle." "You are a generous, sensible critic, Madge," he said, quietly, although there was a flush of resentment on his face at his brother's words.

"In the main you are right, but I still hold to my theory.
At least, I believe that in all great music there is a subtle individuality and _motif_.