He turned round. She had come in so gently, that he had never heard her; the street noises had been more distinct to his inattentive ear than her slow movements, in her soft muslin gown.
She stood by the table, not offering to sit down. Her eyelids were dropped half over her eyes; her teeth were shut, not compressed; her lips were just parted over them, allowing the white line to be seen between their curve. Her slow deep breathings dilated her chin and beautiful nostrils; it was the only motion visible on her countenance. The fine-grained skin, the oval cheek, the rich outline of her mouth, its corners deep set in dimples,--were all wan and pale to-day; the loss of their usual natural healthy colour being made more evident by the heavy shadow of the dark hair, brought down upon her temples, to hide all sign of the blow she had received. Her head, for all its drooping eyes, was thrown a little back, in the old proud attitude. Her long arms hung motionless by her sides. Altogether she looked like some prisoner, falsely accused of a crime that she loathed and despised, and from which she was too indignant to justify herself.

She had come in so gently that he had never heard her.
She stood by the table. Her eyelids were dropped half over her eyes; her lips were just parted, allowing the white line of teeth to be seen between their curve. The fine-grained skin, the oval cheek, the rich outline of her mouth, its corners deep set in dimples - all were wan and pale today, under the heavy shadow of the dark hair, brought down to hide all sign of the blow she had received. Her head was thrown a little back, in the old proud attitude. Her long arms hung motionless. Altogether she looked like some prisoner, falsely accused of a crime that she despised.
