He has certainly a very marked influence over her, for I have seen her continually glance at him as she talked as if seeking approbation for what she said.

I trust that he is kind to her.

There is a dry glitter in his eyes and a firm set of his thin lips, which goes with a positive and possibly a harsh nature.

You would find him an interesting study.
He came over to call upon Baskerville on that first day, and the very next morning he took us both to show us the spot where the legend of the wicked Hugo is supposed to have had its origin.

It was an excursion of some miles across the moor to a place which is so dismal that it might have suggested the story.