Keen-eyed, reticent Mr.Muir was not so unheeding, however.

When Graydon's name was mentioned he happened to glance up from the dinner which usually absorbed his attention.

In dealing with men he had acquired the habit of keen observation.

During a business transaction his impassive face and quiet eyes gave no evidence of his searching scrutiny.

He not only heard and weighed the words to which he listened, but ever sought to follow the mental processes behind them; and often men had been perplexed by the fact that the banker had apparently arrived at conclusions opposite to the tenor of their statements.