He was awed, too, by the presence of Mrs.Balfour, who met him at the table for the first time in her life.

The sharp-eyed, smiling Yankee girls who waited at the meal, were very much devoted to Jim, who was ashamed to receive so much attention.

On the whole, it was the most uncomfortable breakfast he had ever eaten, but his eyes were quick to see all that was done, for he was about to open a hotel, and wished particularly to learn the details of the table service.
There was great excitement, too, at the parsonage that morning.

The Misses Snow were stirred by the romance of the occasion.

They had little enough of this element in their lives, and were disposed to make the most of it when it came.