Its nose was long and solemn, over his well-made mouth, which rarely smiled, but not unfrequently trembled with emotion--over his book.

For age, Donal was getting towards fifteen, and was strongly built, and well grown.

A general look of honesty, and an attractive expression of reposeful friendliness pervaded his whole appearance.

Conscientious in regard to his work, he was yet in danger of forgetting his duty for minutes together in his book.

The chief evil that resulted from it was such an occasional inroad on the corn as had that morning taken place; and many were Donal's self-reproaches ere he got to sleep when that had fallen out during the day.