And have you noticed his eyes?
He'll scarcely talk any more, and he just pretends to eat.

At dinner to-day he scarcely touched a thing! It's a sure sign, Phenie." Ford was growing tired of that sort of thing.

It dimmed the radiance of Josephine's belief in him, to have Mrs.Kate so sure of his weakness.

He got up from the bed as quietly as he could and left the house.

He was even more thoughtful, after that, but not quite so gloomy--if one cared enough for his moods to make a fine distinction.
Have you ever observed the fact that many of life's grimmest battles and deepest tragedies scarce ripple the surface of trivial things?
We are always rubbing elbows with the big issues and never knowing anything about it.