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His hair, close-cropped, seemed to bristle more than was its wont; in fact his usual mild-mannered appearance had given way to one of belligerency. "Hello, Frank," said Bob pleasantly. "Hello," said Frank shortly. "What's the matter?" inquired Hugh. "You seem to have a grouch." Something was in the air and the boys felt uneasy in one another's presence.
Her features were regular, and her full, clear eyes had a brilliance of their own, looking at you always steadfastly and boldly, though very seldom pleasantly. Her mouth would have been beautiful had it not been too strong for feminine beauty. Her teeth were perfect, too perfect, looking like miniature walls of carved ivory.
"Come," he went on pleasantly, "you had better have a hundred from me, for luck." He counted out the notes. Her fingers began to shake. "I didn't mean to play any more to-night," she faltered, irresolutely. "Nor should I," he agreed. "Take my advice, Violet, and go home now. This will do for you to-morrow." She took the money and dropped it into her jewelled bag.
Verily Will and Dulcie could afford to refer not only pleasantly but mercifully, to Sam Winnington and Clary that night. "It is contemptible to lose sight of the sublimity of life even to enjoy perfect ease and happiness."
The General had been worked up to a state of most painful agitation by the idea of being driven from the shore which smiled so pleasantly before his eyes, and he adopted my suggestion with rapture. We determined to land.
Our host once out here was most gay in his mood. He was most pleasantly interested in the progress of his new home, although not intensely so. He seemed to have lived a great deal and to be making the best of everything as though it were something to go through with. With much talking on the part of us all, the evening passed swiftly enough. Some of the men could play and sing.
The latter studied Mr. Carruthers's card quite attentively, and frowned upon learning that his intentions regarding the making of his will had become known by outsiders, but he soon seemed to forget the occurrence. Soon all were gathered about the dinner-table, and the evening passed very pleasantly.
But her aunt was a woman who had never suffered hardships, whose own marriage had been easily arranged, and whose two daughters had been pleasantly married before they were twenty years old. She had had no experience of feminine difficulties, and would have no mercy for such labours as those to which her less fortunate niece was driven.
While speaking she tremblingly pulled out, and put on, a pair of spectacles to enable her to have a clearer view of her visitors. The scene that immediately followed took me very much by surprise, and completely frustrated all my wise plans of caution. She looked at me first and nodded pleasantly. Then she looked at Eve, who was gazing at her with an intense and indescribable expression.
In her early life she had written several charming books chiefly biographies of distinguished men whom she had known, and even now she occasionally put pen again to paper, and sent some delightful social essay or some pleasantly written critique to one or other of the Reviews of the day. Her married life had been neither very long nor very happy.
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