It dissolved instantly, and did not disturb the rare amber of the liquid.
The rest of the powder Nina threw into the fire, burning both paper and string.
When Hart came back, shaven and neat, his hair shortened, his long snow-white beard trimmed, he looked what he was--a strikingly handsome man.

His grand-daughter possessed his regular features, but, although her eyes were as bright as his, they were not dark.

She had black eyelashes and black brows, but the eyes themselves were peculiarly light.
Nina was in an excellent humor now.

She helped her grandfather with his cooking, and by-and-by, as the day wore on, she tempted him to come for a stroll with her.

She spoke very little of her present life, nor did he question her.