text:  When I say that Michael never eat less food at a meal in his life--never talked more volubly or better--never had been so thoroughly entranced and happy--so lost to every thing but the consciousness of _her_ presence of the hot blood tingling in his cheek--of the mad delight that had leapt into his eyes and sparkled there it will scarcely be requisite to describe more particularly the effect of this precious dinner party upon _him_