"A _protegee_ of yours, eh?
That little brown girl, I suppose?
Charming no doubt, my dear fellow; but ordinary--distinctly ordinary." "You haven't seen her yet," said Scott.

"You had your back to her in the _salle-a-manger._" "Where is she then?
You had better find her before the beautiful Miss de Vigne makes her appearance.

I don't mind giving her a dance or two, but you must take her off my hands if we don't get on." "I will certainly do that," said Scott in his quiet voice that seemed to veil a touch of irony.

"I believe she is in the vestibule now.

No, here she is!" Dinah, with laughing lips and sparkling eyes, had just ventured to the door with Billy.