Thus far the Judge's countenance had expressed mild forbearance, —grave and almost gentle deprecation of his cousin's unbecoming violence, —free and Christian-like forgiveness of the wrong inflicted by her words.
But he made no gesture of any sort, and after a moment she asked, in a tone responding to the courteous deprecation of his attitude: " Is there any one you wish to see" ?
That his rival should be Knight, whom once upon a time he had adored as a man is very rarely adored by another in modern times, and whom he loved now, added deprecation to sorrow, and cynicism to both.