And besides, for a lady, she is much too striking looking." "She cannot help being beautiful," Lady Tancred said.

"I am sure I shall admire her very much, from what the girls tell me.

But we will not discuss her.

It was so kind of you to come, and my head is much better." "Then I will be off!" Lady Coltshurst sniffed in a slightly offended tone.

Really, relations were so tiresome! They never would accept a word of advice or warning in the spirit it was given, and Jane in particular was unpleasantly difficult.
So she got into her electric brougham, and was rolled away, happily before Tristram and his lady appeared upon the scene; but the jar of her words still lingered with Lady Tancred, in spite of all her efforts to forget it.
Zara's heart beat when they got to the door, and she felt extremely antagonistic.