She asks me the ingenuous questions of a child of ten.

The tall guardsmen we passed particularly aroused her enthusiasm.

She had never seen anything so beautiful.

I asked her if she would like me to buy one and give it her to play with.
"Oh, would you, Seer Marcous ?" she exclaimed, seizing my hand rapturously.

I verily believe she thought I was in earnest, for when I turned aside my jest, she pouted in disappointment and declared that it was wrong to tell lies.
"I am glad you have some elementary notions of ethics," said I.It was during our drive that it occurred to me to ask her where she had procured the paint and earrings.