The opera was Samson and Delilah, and even before her wonderful voice thrilled the house, it seemed to Laverick that no person more lovely than the woman he had come to see had ever moved upon any stage.

It appeared impossible that movement so graceful and passionate should remain so absolutely effortless.

There seemed to be some strange power inside the woman.

Surely her will guided her feet! The necessity for physical effort never once appeared.

Notwithstanding the slight prejudice which he had felt against her, it was impossible to keep his admiration altogether in check.