Dick and Anstey found Mrs.Bentley and the girls seated near the ladies' entrance.
Anstey, the personification of southern grace and courtesy, made his most impressive greetings to the ladies.

His languid eyes took in Laura Bentley at a glance, almost, and he found her to be all that Prescott had described.

Belle Meade won Anstey's quick approval, though nothing in his face betrayed the fact.
At first glance, it appeared that both girls were very simply attired in white, but they had spent days in planning the effects of their gowning.

Everything about their gowning was most perfectly attuned.

Above all, they looked what they were---two sweet, wholesome, unaffected young women.
"We have time now for a short stroll to camp," proposed Prescott.
"If you would like it, you can see how we live in summer.