2/11 It is a trading town." "Then I like trading towns, if that is it," returned Miss Grace, looking out into the bustling street. Not offensively, but with that half-shy sense of superiority which gave the high grace of self-possession to his manner--a languid repose which pervaded his whole character. The symmetry of his person, the careless ease of his carriage, a sweet voice, a handsome face, were valuable allies of his intellectual accomplishments; and when all the forces were deployed they made Sligo Moultrie very fascinating. It was a passive, not an active nature. He was not rich, although Mrs.Boniface Newt had a vague idea that every Southern youth was _ex-officio_ a Croesus. |