There were many evidences, too, of a scholarly and cultivated taste.

Edith had glided past him to the window and was murmuring her praises of the view.
"I have never seen a prettier view of the river in my life," she declared, "and I love your big window.

It is almost like living out of doors, this.

And how industrious you have been!" She pointed to the sea of loose sheets which covered the table and the floor.

He smiled.