His mother, supported by cushions in her chair at the head of the table, to which he had brought her in his arms, lamented his lack of appetite, and inquired tenderly if he were suffering?
For the first time in his life he discovered that he was extinguishing, with difficulty, a smouldering resentment against her.

Kesiah's ugliness became a positive affront to him, and he felt as bitterly toward her as though she had purposely designed her appearance in order to annoy him.

The wine she drank showed immediately in her face, and he determined to tell his mother privately that she must forbid her sister to drink anything but water.

By the dim gilt framed mirror above the mantel he discovered that his own features were flushed, also, but a red face was not, he felt, a cause of compunction to one of his sex.
"You haven't eaten your mutton, dear," said Mrs.Gay anxiously.

"I ordered it especially because you like it.