Still, we will let that pass.

Each of us is made differently.

There is another thing, Immelan, which I have to say to you." They passed into the reception room, with its shining floor, its marvellous rugs, its silken hangings, and its great vases of flowers.
Prince Shan led his companion into a recess, where the light failed to penetrate so completely as into the rest of the apartment.

A wide settee, piled with cushions, protruded from the wall in semicircular shape.

In front of it was a round ebony table, upon which stood a great yellow bowl filled with lilies.