He looked at her attentively, the fine dark eye, under the commanding brow, straight and sparkling. She trembled, he saw, with an excitement she could hardly repress. Hobbit the unexpected, too, felt a novel excitement-the excitement of a strong will provoked. It was clear to him that she meant to hobbit the unexpected him-that her young personality threw itself wantonly across his own. He spoke with a harsh directness. Excuse the word, but you have brought me to close quarters.