When, therefore, he saw the color flying into Madge's face at the unexpected utterance of his brother's name, his attention was arrested and an impression made to which his mind would revert in the future.

It might mean nothing; it might mean a great deal.

Business and home life were everything to Mr.Muir, and Graydon's admiration of Miss Wildmere did not promise well for either.
The power that Mr.Muir had acquired mainly by practice Madge possessed by nature.

As we have seen, she was quite free from that most unwomanly phase of stupidity which is often due to the heart rather than the head.

Some women know what is told them if it is told plainly; others look into the eyes of those around them and see what is sought to be concealed.