No woman had told him that he was handsome before, and he had neverdreamed that any would, being more used to the wince of sympathy. Thecousin, though, said that he was the most good-looking man she had evermet, and the most virile too. This was not mere flattery—she was tellingthe truth, as she saw it, and his heart was filled with the warmth that flowsfrom the well-directed compliment.