She remained motionless, her eyes fixed upon the page, but I noticed after some time that she had never turned it over.

Charles may have read his newspaper, but if he did it was with one eye upon Evelyn all the time.

Between watching them both I did not, as may be imagined, make much progress myself.

How was I to manage to speak to Evelyn alone, and without Charles's knowledge?
At last Ralph, who had gone into the morning-room, opened the drawing-room door and put his head in.
"Aurelia has not come down yet, and it is a quarter past nine.

I wish you would run up, Evelyn, and see if she is coming." "She is sure to come!" replied Evelyn, without raising her eyes.