She admired his assurance and polish and manners.
With these three things even a man with a broken nose and a head bald as an egg can carry a beautiful woman to the altar.

He was something new to her, too, and she found much to amuse her in his way of expressing himself.

He observed, and sometimes crystallized his observations with a certain neatness.

Also, and she made no bones about owning to it, his obvious attention flattered her.

All the same, she was in the mood just then for Martin.