"She never looked so beautiful, and she made my little party brilliant." "Beautiful, verily!" Rowland answered.

"But it was no accident." "What was it, then ?" "It was a plan.

She wished to see Miss Garland.

She knew she was to be here." "How so ?" "By Roderick, evidently." "And why did she wish to see Miss Garland ?" "Heaven knows! I give it up!" "Ah, the wicked girl!" murmured Madame Grandoni.
"No," said Rowland; "don't say that now.

She 's too beautiful." "Oh, you men! The best of you!" "Well, then," cried Rowland, "she 's too good!" The opportunity presenting itself the next day, he failed not, as you may imagine, to ask Mary Garland what she thought of Miss Light.