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It might almost have been believed that a transmutation had taken place in Cytherea's idiosyncrasy, that her moral nature had fled.
The wedding-party returned to the house. As soon as he could find an opportunity, Owen took his sister aside to speak privately with her on what had happened. The expression of her face was hard, wild, and unreal -- an expression he had never seen there before, and it disturbed him. He spoke to her severely and sadly.