Afterward he was to realise that she was amazingly pretty, that her teeth were very white and even, that her eyes were the most beautiful and expressive he had ever seen, that she was slender and imperious, and that there were dimples in her checks so fascinating that he could not gather sufficient strength of purpose to withdraw his gaze from them.

Of course, he did not see them at the outset: she was not smiling, so how could he?
The Prince came to the rescue.

"This is my Aunt Loraine, Mr .-- Mr.--" he swallowed hard and looked helpless.
"King," supplied Truxton, "Truxton King, your Highness." Then with all the courage he could produce, he said to the beautiful lady: "I'm as guilty as he.

See!" He pointed ruefully to the four goldfish, which he had strung upon wire grass and dropped into the edge of the pool.
She did not smile.

Indeed, she gave him a very severe look.