SomersetbegantomuseontheprobabilityorotherwiseofthebackslidingBaptistandthisyoungladyresultinginoneandthesameperson；andalmostwithoutknowingithefoundhimselfdeeplyhopingforsuchaunity。Theobjectofhisinspectionwasidlyleaning，andthissomewhatdisguisedherfigure。Itmighthavebeentallorshort，curvilinearorangular。Shecarriedalightsunshadewhichshefitfullytwirleduntil，thrustingitbackoverhershoulder，herheadwasrevealedsufficientlytoshowthatsheworenohatorbonnet。Thistokenofherbeinganinmateofthecastle，andnotavisitor，ratherdampedhisexpectations:buthepersistedinbelievingherlooktowardsthechapelmusthaveameaninginit，tillshesuddenlystooderect，andrevealedherselfasshortinstature——almostdumpy——atthesametimegivinghimadistinctviewofherprofile。Shewasnotatallliketheheroineofthechapel。
HesawthedintednoseoftheDeStancysoutlinedwithHolbeinshadowlessnessagainsttheblue-greenofthedistantwood。ItwasnottheDeStancyfacewithallitsoriginalspecialities:itwas，sotospeak，adefectivereprintofthatface:forthenosetriedhardtoturnupanddealutterconfusiontothefamilyshape。
Asfortherestofthecountenance，Somersetwasobligedtoownthatitwasnotbeautiful:Naturehaddonetheremanythingsthatsheoughtnottohavedone，andleftundonemuchthatsheshouldhaveexecuted。Itwouldhavebeendecidedlyplainbutforapreciousqualitywhichnoperfectionofchisellingcangivewhenthetemperamentdeniesit，andwhichnofacialirregularitycantakeaway——atenderaffectionatenesswhichmightalmostbecalledyearning；suchasisoftenseeninthewomenofCorreggiowhentheyarepaintedinprofile。ButtheplainfeaturesofMissDeStancy——
whosheundoubtedlywas——wereratherseverelyhandledbySomerset\'sjudgmentowingtohisimpressionofthepreviousnight。Abeautyofasortwouldhavebeenlentbytheflexuouscontoursofthemobilepartsbutforthatunfortunateconditionthepoorgirlwasburdenedwith，ofhavingtohandonatraditionalfeaturewithwhichshedidnotfindherselfotherwiseinharmony。
Sheglancedathimforamoment，andshowedbyanimperceptiblemovementthathehadmadehispresencefelt。