She had also taken some pains with her toilet and though her attire was neat in place of ornate, its simplicity was the result of lavish expenditure and artistic selection.

To some extent, and so far as she could ascertain it, it was also in accordance with the taste of the man who was to accompany her.
It was very still.

Nobody moved in the clearing, though from beyond it rose the faint humming of saws, and the little breeze was heavy with a resinous fragrance.

The log-house was silent save for an occasional clatter from the kitchen, where Mrs.Margery was apparently busy.
Alice Deringham did not like Mrs.Margery, and had reason to believe the latter returned the feeling, though she had noticed that the somewhat grim old lady had a smile that was almost gentle for rancher Townshead's daughter.

Presently the rattle of plates also ceased, and the girl found the silence exasperating.