He shook hands with Olga Lermontof, and then Baroni swept him into his net.
"Kirolski, let me present you to Miss Quentin.

She will one day stand amongst singers where you stand amongst the world's violinists." Kirolski bowed, and glanced smilingly from Baroni to Diana.
"I've no doubt Miss Quentin will do more than that," he said.

"A friend of mine heard her sing at Miss de Gervais' reception not long ago, and he has talked of nothing else ever since.

I am very pleased to meet you, Miss Quentin." And he bowed again.
Diana was touched by the simple, unaffected kindness of the two great artistes who were to assist at her recital.

It surprised her a little; she had anticipated the disparaging, almost inimical attitude towards a new star so frequently credited to professional musicians, and had steeled herself to meet it with indifference.