For a girl who wasn't bland, she was (he thought again) quite neat....
The chit didn't look at him....
And what (Captain Ross wondered) was that keep-sake that she was handing to that fellow?
CHAPTER VIII
THE FIRST ENGAGEMENT BY THE CHARM
"Artill. 38 ans, célib., sér., demande marraine affect, désinteressée."
La Vie Parisienne.
Astonishment, incredulity, excitement and delight, reigned in the hotel at Les Pins.