Belle Treherne, noticing the direction of my glances, said: "Have you known Mrs.
Falchion long ?" "No, not long," I replied.

"Only since she came on board." "She is very clever, I believe." I felt my face flushing, though, reasonably, there was no occasion for it, and I said: "Yes, she is one of the ablest women I have ever met." "She is beautiful, too--very beautiful." This very frankly.
"Have you talked with her ?" asked I.
"Yes, a little this morning, for the first time.

She did not speak much, however." Here Miss Treherne paused, and then added meditatively: "Do you know, she impressed me as having singular frankness and singular reserve as well?
I think I admired it.

There is no feeling in her speech, and yet it has great candour.

I never before met any one like her.