If England provides us so beautiful a picture, why could she not afford a frame more suitable?
Why is England so secret with us ?" She only smiled, showing two rows of exceedingly even white teeth.

She was perfect mistress of herself.

In years she was not my equal, yet I could see that at the time I did scarcely more than amuse her.
"Be seated, pray," she said at last.

"Let us talk over this matter." Obedient to her gesture, I dropped into a chair opposite to her, she herself not varying her posture and still regarding me with the laugh in her half-closed eyes.
"What do you think of my little place ?" she asked finally.
"Two things, Madam," said I, half sternly.

"If it belonged to a man, and to a minister plenipotentiary, I should not approve it.