She looked for the moment almost aggressively happy.

But the next her look went beyond Rose, and she started.

Her expression altered, became suddenly tender and anxious.
"There is Mrs.Everard!" she said softly.
Rose looked round.

"Ah! Captain Brent's Purple Empress!" she said.

"How haggard the poor soul looks!" As if drawn magnetically, Dinah moved along the verandah.
Isabel was dressed in the long purple coat she had worn the previous day.
She had a cap of black fur on her head.