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ever seen. But one thing troubled
him, and that only dimly; the mouth
drooped a little at the ends of the
sweet red lips as he had once seen a
child's mouth droop during a moment
of sorrow. The general expression of
the girl's face was one of tender
gravity that Miles thought adorable,
but the pathos of the drooping lips
disturbed him. He wondered whether
she was unhappy. It might be; he
knew nothing of her beyond her name
and profession. Perhaps—and there
was a sudden dismal sinking of his
heart at thought of the possibility—perhaps
she had had an unfortunate
love affair! At twenty-two—and he
judged her to be of that age—it is possible
to have experienced both love
and disappointment. The thought
aroused in him both an absurd jealousy
and an equally absurd desire to
