as straight to him as a ball in a well-played game -- and caughtcatchmoreover not less neatly -- was just the air , in the person of his friend , of having seen and chosen , the air of achieved possession of those vague qualities and quantities that collectively figured to him as the advantage snatched from lucky chances .
The picture that was foundfindon a bramble-bush , the new sensitive-plant , or tree , which caughtcatchthe swain by the upper-garment , and presentedpresentto his ravished eyes a portrait .
There was a ring upon that finger ; a ring with a moonstone setting as large and round as the eye of a startled cat , and the Happy Family caughtcatchthe pale gleam of it and drewdrawa long breath .