After that, a little feminine persuasion is all that is required to entice the pretty bird into the cage.

He's quite a fine specimen; such a lot of gold about him, too! It would be a pity to let him escape.

There are not many of his sort, I assure you." The drawling insolence of the words made Dot quiver all over.

She knew by Bertie's rigidity of pose that he was furious too, but she did not dare to look at him.

She tried to attend to some remark that Lucas made to her, but she only answered at random.