"I never asked you to." "What a lie!" said Billy, with all a brother's gallantry.
She threw him a sister's look of scorn and deigned no rejoinder.

But in a moment the incident was forgotten.

"Oh, look there!" she suddenly exclaimed.

"Isn't that just like Rose de Vigne?
She's always sure to appropriate the most handsome man within sight.

I've been watching that man from my window.