Don't you know that expression ?" Helena, on the floor with her hands under her knees, watched her companion's looks with a grin.

"It's _our_ language now, you know--English--the language of us young people.
The old ones have got to learn it, as _we_ speak it! Well, what do you think of Cousin Philip ?" Mrs.Friend roused herself.
"I've only seen him for half an hour.

But he was very kind." "And isn't he good-looking ?" said the girl before her, with enthusiasm.
"I just adore that combination of black hair and blue eyes--don't you?
But he isn't by any means as innocent as he looks." "I never said--" "No.

I know you didn't," said Helena serenely; "but you might have--and he isn't innocent a bit.

He's as complex as you make 'em.