The novel "Wives and Daughters" of Elizabeth Gaskell, chapter 21.
The action takes place in England in the early 19th century.
One of the novel's characters, Cynthia is a very beautiful and graceful girl educated and polished in some French school.
The other character, Roger is a graduate of Cambridge University, the son of a big landowner.
"The grave eyes that the latter (Cynthia) raised when she had to be presented to Roger had a sort of child-like innocence and wonder about them, which did not quite belong to Cynthia’s character. She put on her armour of magic that evening - involuntarily as she always did; but, on the other side, she could not help trying her power on strangers."
"...the animated tête-à-tête going on between Roger and Cynthia. Or rather, it would be more correct to say that Roger was talking in a most animated manner to Cynthia, whose sweet eyes were fixed upon his face with a look of great interest in all he was saying, while it was only now and then she made her low replies."
(After the party) "When they got home Mr and Mrs Gibson (her parents) were sitting in the drawing-room, quite ready to be amused by any details of the evening.
Cynthia began,: ‘Oh! it wasn’t very entertaining. One didn’t expect that,’ and she yawned wearily.
(about Roger) ‘Oh! he’s nothing like so handsome as his brother; nor so polished; nor so easy to talk to. He entertained me for more than an hour with a long account of some examination or other; but there’s something one likes about him' "
The action takes place in England in the early 19th century.
One of the novel's characters, Cynthia is a very beautiful and graceful girl educated and polished in some French school.
The other character, Roger is a graduate of Cambridge University, the son of a big landowner.
"The grave eyes that the latter (Cynthia) raised when she had to be presented to Roger had a sort of child-like innocence and wonder about them, which did not quite belong to Cynthia’s character. She put on her armour of magic that evening - involuntarily as she always did; but, on the other side, she could not help trying her power on strangers."
"...the animated tête-à-tête going on between Roger and Cynthia. Or rather, it would be more correct to say that Roger was talking in a most animated manner to Cynthia, whose sweet eyes were fixed upon his face with a look of great interest in all he was saying, while it was only now and then she made her low replies."
(After the party) "When they got home Mr and Mrs Gibson (her parents) were sitting in the drawing-room, quite ready to be amused by any details of the evening.
Cynthia began,: ‘Oh! it wasn’t very entertaining. One didn’t expect that,’ and she yawned wearily.
(about Roger) ‘Oh! he’s nothing like so handsome as his brother; nor so polished; nor so easy to talk to. He entertained me for more than an hour with a long account of some examination or other; but there’s something one likes about him' "
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