What could the girl do or say?
I placed her hand on my arm.

We started toward the door, intending to pick up Aunt Jennings on our way.

As we advanced, a group before us broke apart.

I stood aside to make way for a gentleman whom I did not recognize.

On his arm there leaned a woman, a beautiful woman, clad in a costume of flounced and rippling velvet of a royal blue which made her the most striking figure in the great room.