Better and better still. He detects no derision in her voice, observes no attempt to break away. Meanwhile, the strengthening of her smile has brought new tones to that admirable face. Good, then; she is not a girl of immobile expressions, one of those who train themselves into silence.

"So we are told by industrious men who have no eye for the elegance of symmetry. What do such men know of the cheek's harmonious curve or the fleeting flutter of an eyelash? They have blinded themselves for the sake of material wealth, and would feign have us do the same! The world may function in ways of which we can scarce dream, if only we would sing the truth of beauty."