His Other Wife: A Novel — page 123: what you’re looking at

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GORDON WARREN'S PUPIL, 115 -**Statesmanship. You'd be quite grand and imposing as a senator; then you have such a splendid voice for an orator—clear and full like a clarion, you know.” ‘That is very sweet flattery, but I’m afraid your ‘ade ment is rather fanciful.” ‘*FJattery!” repeated Faith, stopping short in her rapid walk, and looking up into Warren’s eyes reproachfully. ‘‘Flattery means empty compliment or insincere speech. Do you think I'd be guilty of either?” ‘*No, honestly I do not; but you can be mistaken.” ‘¢ What is there to be mistaken about? I have eyes to see, and ears to hear.” ‘Yes, of course; but we judge of what we see and hear more by our prejudices than the actual value of the subjects under analysis.” ‘‘You mean to say that because I like you, I think you have a grand presence and a beautiful will, and that if I did not like you I should be of a contrary opinion ?” ‘‘ Well; almost that.” ‘‘What a mindless little creature you must think me!” said Faith, walking on with a musing, dejected air that was wholly absurd because so unaffected. Warren laughed outright—he seldom laughed to be heard, and, when he did, the air vibrated for some dis- tance round him, as to a sonorous peal of bells. Waves of that melodious gamut of sounds reached Ledas ear where she sat watching Warren and Faith go down the lime walk to the lake. Eomicbooks, co 3