on a book which lay open before him , sat an aged man in a Lieutenant ’s uniform , which , though threadbare , would sooner call a blush of shame into the face of those who could neglect real merit , than cause the hectic of confusion to glow on the cheeks of him who wore it .
She had a serious , thoughtful face , and her clear , deep blue eyes were fixedfixintently on the distance , without seeming to see anything , as if she were in trouble .
saidsaythe painter , keeping his eyes fixedfixon the ground .
His unhappy marriagemarriage, immediately upon his return to England , with Madame Duval , then a waiting-girl at a tavern , contrary to the advice and entreaties of all his friends , among whom I was myself the most urgent , induced him to abandonabandonhis native land , and fixfixhis abode in France .
On this occasion , the front of the box was filledfillby her daughter-in-law , Mrs. Lovell Mingott , and her daughter , Mrs. Welland ; and slightly withdrawn behind these brocaded matrons sat a young girl in white with eyes ecstatically fixedfixon the stagelovers .