"Yes," replied Mr. Bell. "You knew him formerly, didn't you? What sort of a person is he, Margaret?"
"I liked him long ago," said Margaret, glancing down for a moment. And then she looked straight up and went on in her natural manner. "You know we have been corresponding about Frederick since; but I have not seen him for nearly three years, and he may be changed. What did you think of him?"
"I don't know. He was so busy trying to find out who I was, in the first instance, and what I was in the second, that he never let out what he was; unless indeed that veiled curiosity of his as to what manner of man he had to talk to was not a good piece, and a fair indication of his character. Do you call him good-looking, Margaret?"

'Yes. What sort of a person is he, Margaret?'
'I liked him long ago,' said Margaret, glancing down for a moment. Then she looked straight up and went on in her natural manner. 'You know we have been corresponding about Frederick; but I have not seen him for nearly three years, and he may be changed. What did you think of him?'
'I don't know. He was so busy trying to find out who I was that he never let out what he was; unless indeed that veiled curiosity of his is a fair indication of his character. Do you call him good looking, Margaret?'
