I was on the point of raising my hat to her when I observed that her face gave no sign.

I was exactly in the line of her vision, but she either didn't see me or didn't recognise me, or else had a reason to pretend she didn't.

Was her reason that I had displeased her and that she wished to punish me?
I had always thought it one of her merits that she wasn't vindictive.

She at any rate simply looked away; and at this moment one of the shop-girls, who had apparently gone off in search of it, bustled up to her with a small mechanical toy.

It so happened that I followed closely what then took place, afterwards recognising that I had been led to do so, led even through the crowd to press nearer for the purpose, by an impression of which in the act I was not fully conscious.
Flora with the toy in her hand looked round at her companion; then seeing his attention had been solicited in another quarter she moved away with the shop-girl, who had evidently offered to conduct her into the presence of more objects of the same sort.