In a word, she was one of those miraculous developments of femininity which Nature seems to have made a speciality for the particular benefit of the younger branch of the Anglo-Saxon race.

As for her dress--well, the shortest and best way to describe that is to say that it exactly suited her.
As she spoke, and their hands met, Mrs van Huysman got up and came towards them, saying: "Good afternoon, Miss Marmion.

We were real glad to get your 'phone, and it's good to see you again.

How's the Professor?
Too busy to come with you, I suppose, as usual.

We see he's going to lecture before the Royal Society on the tenth, and I reckon we shall all be there to listen to him.