Then she pointed to a seat.

I sat down, and then she seated herself close by me, and we looked at each other in mutual wonder and mutual inquiry.
I was full of amazement at thus meeting with so exquisite a being, and lost myself in conjectures as to her race, her office, and her position here.

Who was she, or what?
She was unlike the others, and reminded me of those Oriental beauties whose portraits I had seen in annuals and illustrated books.

Her costume was in keeping with such a character.

She wore a long tunic that reached from the neck to the ground, secured at the waist with a golden girdle; the sleeves were long and loose; over this she had a long mantle; on her feet were light slippers, white and glistening.