Arthur could not get very close to Louise this evening; but he enjoyed her popularity and from his modest retirement was able to exchange glances with her at intervals, and these glances assured him he was seldom absent from her thoughts.
Aside from this, he had the pleasure of glowering ferociously upon Charlie Mershone, who, failing to obtain recognition from Miss Merrick, devoted himself to his cousin Diana, or at least lounged nonchalantly in the neighborhood of the Hindoo Booth.

Mershone was very quiet.

There was a speculative look upon his features that denoted an undercurrent of thought.
Diana's face was as expressionless as ever.

She well knew her action of the previous evening had severed the cordial relations formerly existing between her and Mr.Merrick's nieces, and determined to avoid the possibility of a snub by keeping aloof from them.

She greeted whoever approached her station in her usual gracious and cultured manner, and refrained from even glancing toward Louise.
Hedrik Von Taer appeared for an hour this evening.