The flattered girl enjoyed being envied, hated, and even detested by her own sex, but to be politely ignored was a new and unwelcome experience, and she chafed under it, not so secretly but that Graydon observed her annoyance.
After a rest they started on again, he with Miss Wildmere falling to the rear.

Before Madge passed around a curve in the path she saw a lily on a bank above her, and with the aid of her alpenstock sprang upon the mossy shelf, plucked the flower, and leaped down with an effort so quick and agile that it seemed like the impulse of a bird to get something and pass on.

She put the flower in her belt, and a moment later was hidden from view.
"I hope you observed that feat," Miss Wildmere remarked.

"Indeed, Miss Alden appears inclined to call attention to her feet this morning." "I hope the ladies will observe them," he replied; "the gentlemen will, for they are pretty.

Did you not note that her boots are adapted to walking?
You could climb with twice the ease if your heels were not so high.