Soon she was talking to that lady in a way which at once fascinated and rather frightened her listener.

Bubbles had a very pretty manner to old people.

It was caressing, deferential, half-humorously protecting.

She liked to shock and soothe them by turns; and they generally yielded themselves gladly, after a little struggle, both to the shocking and to the soothing.
Miss Farrow and Helen Brabazon sat down at the further end of the delightful, gladsome-looking room.

It was hung with a delicate, faded Chinese paper; and against the walls stood a few pieces of fine white lacquer furniture.