When she signed, it was with the air of some princess bestowing a favor upon solicitation.
But the business concluded, she thawed all in a moment, and invited the gentlemen to luncheon with charming cordiality.

Indeed, her genuine _bonhomie_ after her affected indifference was rather comic.

Everybody was content.

Champagne flowed.

The lady, with her good mother-wit, kept conversation going till the lawyer was nearly missing his next appointment.