She made him feel a little shy, a little _young_--a sensation he didn't very often experience nowadays! She treated him with a courtesy which, if elaborate, was also distant.

It was odd to think that Miss Farrow was the unconventional, friendly Bubbles Dunster's aunt.
Sir Lyon Dilsford, on the other hand, he liked very much.

He smiled a queer little smile as he thought of this new acquaintance.

He had looked up in the middle of dinner, and caught a rather curious look on Sir Lyon's face.

It was a thoughtful, considering, almost tender look.