It had ideals and was, in consequence, regarded by the general public with suspicion; but by reason of sincerity and braininess was rapidly becoming a power.

He was a shy, reserved man with an aristocratic head set upon stooping shoulders.

The face was that of a dreamer, but about the mouth there was suggestion of the fighter.

Joan felt at her ease with him in spite of the air of detachment that seemed part of his character.

Mrs.Denton had paired them off together; and, during the lunch, one of them--Joan could not remember which--had introduced the subject of reincarnation.
Greyson was unable to accept the theory because of the fact that, in old age, the mind in common with the body is subject to decay.
"Perhaps by the time I am forty--or let us say fifty," he argued, "I shall be a bright, intelligent being.