"Yes, it is, but I like it best because of its fluffiness; it is no trouble; weatherproof and waterproof.
"So it is, Mademoiselle."
"Now for my gown."
"It fits beautiful, Mademoiselle."
"Yes, I am quite satisfied with it."
And well she may be, for the robe might have grown on the perfect form, every curve and roundness of figure being followed by the close clinging velvet; and the arms, bare to the shoulder, fit models for a sculptor, shone fair as the flesh of a child-blonde against the rich ruby of the velvet, The perfumed bath had refreshed her, and though a trifle pale, from heart emotion as to Lionel's probable leave-taking; her lips always wore a "pretty redness," her eyes had a tender look, while the fluffy bronze hair had its own beauty as it shaded the brow.
"You are looking charming, ma chere," said Lady Esmondet, whom Vaura met in the hall.
"Thank you, dear, your eyes are partial, I fear."
"No, no, not as you imply."
As they entered the drawing-room, Robert Douglas came from a comfortable corner where he had been studying a small work of Thomas a Kempis, which he quietly returned to his pocket saying smiling: