Sentence:  In the <WSD>eyes</WSD> of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Attention, notice.