She paid her guest great attention.

She talked to him of his adventures with the Indians.

She requested her daughters to sing to him.
She told him stories of the old Castilian families with which she was connected, and described her visit to New Orleans with a great deal of pleasant humor.

She felt that she was doing herself justice; that she was charming; and, consequently, she also was charmed with the guest and the occasion which had been so favorable to her.
After the ladies had retired, the doctor led his visitor into his study.
He sat down silently and placed a chair for Houston.

Both men hesitated for a moment to open the conversation.