Excerpt from Colville of the Guards, Vol. 1 of 3
Two years younger than Mary, Ellinor was now twenty. Her dark hazel eyes were winning in expression, and, like Mary's, longly-lashed, and what lovely lips she had for kisses' Hers was no button of a mouth, however. Critics might say that it was a trifle too large; but her lips were beautifully curved, red, and alluring, often smiling, and showing the pure, pearl-like teeth within and yet, when not smiling, the normal expression of Ellinor's face was thoughtful.
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