The beautiful face, which had been pale, grew rosy at sight of me, though whether with amazement or anger, or both, I couldn't tell.

Lisa smiled, looking more impish even than usual; but it was plain that the others, Lord Mountstuart among them, were surprised to see me here.
"Goodness, is it you or your ghost ?" exclaimed Lady Mountstuart, in the soft accents of California, which have never changed in spite of the long years of her married life in England.
If it had been my ghost it would have vanished immediately, to save Di from embarrassment, and also to prevent any delay in getting to Maxine's.

But, unfortunately, a flesh and blood young man must stop for conventional politeness before he can disappear, no matter what presses.
I said "How do you do ?" to everyone, adding that I was as surprised to see them as they could be to see me.

I even grinned civilly at Lord Robert West, though finding him here with Di, looking particularly pleased with himself, made me want to knock him down.
"Oh, it was a plan, as far as Mounty and Lord Robert and I are concerned," explained Lady Mountstuart.

"Of course, Lord Robert ought to have been at the Duchess's bazaar this afternoon, but then he won't show up at such things, even to please his sister, and Di and Lisa were to have represented me there.