Each surveyed the other.

'A strong-minded female!' thought Sir Henry, who was by no means advanced in his views of the other sex.
'The strong-minded female,' however, was not, it seemed, of the talkative kind.

She remained quite silent while Pamela and Sir Henry exchanged some family gossip, with her ungloved hand caressing the nose of the collie, who was pressing against her with intrusive friendliness.

But her easy self-possession as contrasted with Pamela's nervousness was all the time making an impression on Sir Henry, as was also the fact of her general good looks.

Not a beauty--not at all; but, as the Rector had said, 'striking.' As for Pamela, what was the matter with the child?
Until Beryl's name was mentioned, there was not a smile to be got out of her.