"Why did they come?" demanded Doris.
These people were not good at fine evasions, but Mark made shift to answer:
"The duke is my landlord; it is only proper for him to see his best farm now and then."
"Did they see me?" urged Doris.
"Listen to Vanity! As if she was the show of the house!" said Mark.
"So I am. What here is worth seeing in comparison?"
"If that doesn't beat all!" said the scandalized Patty.
"Yes, he saw you," said Mark; "and now your next question will be, 'Did he admire me?' I won't answer you."
"There's no need; it goes without saying. Of course he admired me if he had eyes. I must have been lovely. Why did you not have my picture taken? I must have looked just like one of Correggio's little angels."
"Whose?" asked Mark.