“Do they know no one?”
“No. No one knows them, or who they are—which amounts to the same thing.”
“She is a handsome girl, with a thundering good figure, and looks well-bred.”
“Appearances are sometimes deceitful!”
“I don’t know about that—one has an intuition——”
“I believe you are going to break the spell of silence, and make the lady’s acquaintance.”
“Yes—why not?”
“Why not, indeed? But you will find it easier said than done! She has never opened a conversation with anyone during three weeks. I’ve even tried to talk to her myself!”
“Ah! I see you are a little piqued.”
“I am not the only one who is piqued. I think the damsel is inclined to give herself airs—we are possibly not good enough—but I expect she will thaw to you.”