Of course Barbara received her courteously.

She, too, was surprised at her outward aspect, having expected to behold a fantastic personage of comic opera.
"I am very pleased to see you, Mrs.Prescott." Liosha--I must call her that from the start, for she exists to me as Liosha and as nothing else--shook hands with Barbara, making a queer deep formal bow, and turned her calm, brown eyes on Jaffery.

There was just a little quarter-second of silence, during which we all wondered in what kind of outlandish tongue she would address him.

To our gasping astonishment she said with an unmistakable American intonation: "Mr.
Chayne, will you have the kindness to introduce me to your friends ?" I broke into a nervous laugh and grasped her hand "Pray allow me.

I am Mr.Freeth, your much honoured host, and this is my wife, and.