But there are some people who want the man--very much." Etta drew in a long, deep breath.
"I will go to Osterno with you, if you like," she said.

"Only--only I must have Maggie with me." "Yes, if you like," answered Paul, in some surprise.
The clock struck ten, and Etta's eyes recovered their brightness.
Womanlike, she lived for the present.

The responsibility of the future is essentially a man's affair.

The present contained a ball, and it was only in the future that Osterno and Russia had to be faced.

Let us also give Etta Alexis her due.