This stretching process was accompanied by a series of prolonged, profound, luxurious yawns.
The yawning exercise completed, she rose and took before a long mirror a series of other exercises, some to strengthen her waist, others to keep her back straight and supple, others to make firm the contour of her face and throat.

A half-hour of this, then came her bath.

This was no hurried plunge, drying and away, but a long and elaborate function at which Selina assisted.

There had to be water of three temperatures; a dozen different kinds of brushes, soaps, towels and other apparatus participated.

When it was finished Margaret's skin glowed and shone, was soft and smooth and exhaled a delicious odor of lilacs.