"'Give me my fan and gloves, Hu,' she said."
"Give me my fan and my gloves, Hu," she said. "I must fly to my post. I'd much rather stay here."
As she turned away, a young man abruptly took leave of two juniors, and went hurrying after her. He was tall and alert, yet he walked with a certain stiffness, which gave an almost military erectness to his carriage.
"The Philistines be upon me, Ted! Do save me!"
She turned back to meet him.
"What is the matter, Billy? I thought you looked content while the concert was going on."
"Content! I'm distracted. I've been introduced to seven thousand girls. They all look alike, and I can't tell 'em from those I don't know."