Her brown hair was simply but artistically arranged.

She was piquante, alluring, with a provocative smile at the corners of her lips and a challenging gleam in her eyes.

The daintiness and femininity of her were enthralling.
"You would make an adorable wife," he reflected.
"For some one else ?" "An unspeakable proposition," he assured her.
"You're very nice-looking, Nigel," she murmured.
"You're terribly attractive, Maggie!" "Then why is it," she sighed, "that we neither of us want to marry the other ?" "If a serious proposition would really be of interest to you," he began,-- She made a little grimace.
"You heard them coming," she interrupted.
The three expected guests arrived almost together, bringing with them, at any rate so far as Chalmers and Naida were concerned, an atmosphere of light-heartedness which was later on to make the little dinner party a complete success.

Naida, too, was in black, a gown simpler than Maggie's but full of distinction.

She wore no jewellery except a wonderful string of pearls.