His own face deepened and glowed, and looked strangely like his sister's.

It was as if he began to learn involuntarily his own lesson from another's text-book.

Suddenly, instead of his sister's face he seemed to see Lucina Merritt's.

That look of love which levels mankind to one family was over his memory of her.
"What did you want ?" Elmira asked, at length, timidly, but laughing before him at the same time like a foolish child who cannot conceal delight.
"Nothing," said her brother; "good-night," and went into his chamber and shut his door..