Then, as the assistant also assisted Leilah, reflectively the première resumed:
“I hear that every New York young lady loves a lord. But——”
She hesitated. Visibly the vision evoked, confused. Yet, after a second’s pause, rallying, she continued.
“Perhaps it is not every New York young lady who has a lord to love. Perhaps many of them love the same lord.”
Discreetly she smiled. “And that must be so nice for him!”
Considering Leilah, she concluded:
“But another day——”
Of it all, Leilah heard but that. “Yes,” she answered, “another day.”
Then, presently, after more attentions, the première accompanied her to the door.