"Would you really like to see me reduced to misery ?" While this graceful dialogue rapidly established itself, Miss Vivian removed her eyes from Longueville's face and turned toward her mother.

But Gordon Wright checked this movement by laying his hand on Longueville's shoulder and proceeding to introduce his friend.
"This is the accomplished creature, Mr.Bernard Longueville, of whom you have heard me speak.

One of his accomplishments, as you see, is to drop down from the moon." "No, I don't drop from the moon," said Bernard, laughing.

"I drop from--Siena!" He offered his hand to Miss Vivian, who for an appreciable instant hesitated to extend her own.

Then she returned his salutation, without any response to his allusion to Siena.
She declined to take a seat, and said she was tired and preferred to go home.