"There is only one person like you--the Kaiser." "I have an immense admiration for him." Mrs.Morres meanwhile sat and smiled to herself.

She had given up the crochet for point-lace, which, as it had more intricate stitches, necessitated the more care.

Sometimes she knitted and read with a book in her lap.

But when she was not reading, she smiled quietly to herself.
It was a curious smile, half-satisfied as one whose prognostications have come true, half-dissatisfied as though there was no great cause for congratulation.
Once Mary was curious enough to ask her why she smiled.

Lady Agatha at the piano was playing Wagner like a professional musician.