There were good reasons for this, as may be duly seen.

Her appearance in the saloon caused an instant buzz of admiration and interest, of which she seemed oblivious.

If it was acting, it was good acting; if it was lack of self-consciousness, it was remarkable.

As I soon came to know, it was the latter--which, in such a woman, increased the remarkableness.

I was inclined at first to venture the opinion that she was an actress; but I discovered that she possessed the attracting power of an actress without the calculated manner of one; her very lack of self-consciousness was proof of this emancipation.
When she sat down, I immediately welcomed her by name to my table.
The only surprise she showed at my knowledge of her name and my self-introduction was to lift her head slightly and look at me, as if wondering whether I was likely to be an inquisitive and troublesome host; and also, as I thought, to measure me according to her measure.