The memorable fact is what they taught us, or some faint glimpse of it.

And at present, our major interest was not at all in the subject matter of our talk, but in the audience.
Girls--hundreds of them--eager, bright-eyed, attentive young faces; crowding questions, and, I regret to say, an increasing inability on our part to answer them effectively.
Our special guides, who were on the platform with us, and sometimes aided in clarifying a question or, oftener, an answer, noticed this effect, and closed the formal lecture part of the evening rather shortly.
"Our young women will be glad to meet you," Somel suggested, "to talk with you more personally, if you are willing ?" Willing! We were impatient and said as much, at which I saw a flickering little smile cross Moadine's face.

Even then, with all those eager young things waiting to talk to us, a sudden question crossed my mind: "What was their point of view?
What did they think of us ?" We learned that later.
Terry plunged in among those young creatures with a sort of rapture, somewhat as a glad swimmer takes to the sea.

Jeff, with a rapt look on his high-bred face, approached as to a sacrament.

But I was a little chilled by that last thought of mine, and kept my eyes open.