CHAPTER VII.
POLITICS.
JUDGING by appearances, Mr.Bowmore looked like a man prematurely wasted and worn by the cares of a troubled life.

His eyes presented the one feature in which his daughter resembled him.

In shape and color they were exactly reproduced in Charlotte; the difference was in the expression.

The father's look was habitually restless, eager, and suspicious.

Not a trace was to be seen in it of the truthfulness and gentleness which made the charm of the daughter's expression.