It impressed him as unnatural, and he felt inclined to attribute her state of mind to the unpleasant scene he had just beheld.
"Senorita Mercedes does not appear very kindly disposed toward you," he ventured.

"Have you quarrelled already ?" "You refer to the Mexican dancer ?" she questioned, glancing aside at him curiously.

"Really, I did not remember having heard the girl's name mentioned before.

Do you know her ?" "Only as she is announced on the bills, and having seen her dance from the front of the house.

She is certainly a true artist in her line, the most expert I recall ever having seen.