Nobody there present seemed to impose on him a sensation of unpleasant restraint. Nobody seemed a bore--a check--a chill to him; and yet there was the cool and lofty Miss Keeldar kneeling before the fire, almost at his feet.
But Shirley was cool and lofty no longer, at least not at this moment. She appeared unconscious of the humility of her present position; or if conscious, it was only to taste a charm in its lowliness. It did not revolt her pride that the group to whom she voluntarily officiated as handmaid should include her cousin's tutor. It did not scare her that while she handed the bread and milk to the rest, she had to offer it to him also; and Moore took his portion from her hand as calmly as if he had been her equal.
"You are overheated now," he said, when she had retained the fork for some time; "let me relieve you."
And he took it from her with a sort of quiet authority, to which she submitted passively, neither resisting him nor thanking him.
"I should like to see your pictures, Louis," said Caroline, when the sumptuous luncheon was discussed.--"Would not you, Mr. Hall?"

 when the cool and lofty Miss Keeldar was kneeling before the fire, almost at his feet.
But Shirley was not cool and lofty at this moment. She appeared not to mind that she was waiting on her cousin's tutor. When she offered him his portion, Moore took it from her hand as calmly as if he had been her equal.
"You are overheated now," he said; "let me relieve you."
And he took the toasting-fork from her with a quiet authority, to which she submitted passively.
"I should like to see your pictures, Louis," said Caroline. "Would not you, Mr. Hall?"
