It was enough for him to watch the charm of that irresistible face as she spoke.

"Of course, everything depends on taste," she continued; "I quite expect you to laugh at me, but do you know what scene I should find much more brilliant than this ?" "I cannot imagine," he replied; "but I shall not laugh." "Ah, well.

I am peculiar in my tastes.

In place of this brilliant ballroom, I should like to be seated at a tournament.

I should like to see the knights with their banners and waving plumes, in the lists--the ladies in their balconies all hung with cloth of gold--the queen of beauty with the prize.