Chapter 3

           Iwasstruckbythewaythetwoyoungwomenlookedateachother.IsupposeIhavebeensomuchinthehabitofweighingupinmyownmindthepersonalityofwitnessesandofformingjudgmentbytheirunconsciousactionandmodeofbearingthemselves,thatthehabitextendstomylifeoutsideaswellaswithinthecourt-house.AtthismomentofmylifeanythingthatinterestedMissTrelawnyinterestedme;andasshehadbeenstruckbythenewcomerIinstinctivelyweighedherupalso.BycomparisonofthetwoIseemedsomehowtogainanewknowledgeofMissTrelawny.Certainly,thetwowomenmadeagoodcontrast.MissTrelawnywasoffinefigure;dark,straight-featured.Shehadmarvellouseyes;great,wide-open,andasblackandsoftasvelvet,withamysteriousdepth.TolookinthemwaslikegazingatablackmirrorsuchasDoctorDeeusedinhiswizardrites.Iheardanoldgentlemanatthepicnic,agreatorientaltraveller,describetheeffectofhereyes"aslookingatnightatthegreatdistantlampsofamosquethroughtheopendoor."Theeyebrowsweretypical.Finelyarchedandrichinlongcurlinghair,theyseemedliketheproperarchitecturalenvironmentofthedeep,splendideyes.Herhairwasblackalso,butwasasfineassilk.Generallyblackhairisatypeofanimalstrengthandseemsasifsomestrongexpressionoftheforcesofastrongnature;butinthiscasetherecouldbenosuchthought.Therewererefinementandhighbreeding;andthoughtherewasnosuggestionofweakness,anysenseofpowertherewas,wasratherspiritualthananimal.