"How much would it cost?" asked Mrs. Russell.
"One hundred dollars," said Devery.
Mrs. Russell looked at her, then at Angelica. They both had their professional manners, polite, deeply interested, but firm. There was no mercy to be had from them. She ordered the gown; then she bought a "sports hat" of Angelica for a staggering sum, and prepared to take her leave.
But now Miss Sillon came in, pleasant and businesslike.
"I’d be very pleased to make you a ten per cent discount, madam," she said; "or for any one personally introduced by our Miss Kennedy."
"Oh, Sillon!" said Angelica, when she had gone. "Wasn’t that nice of you? You can’t imagine how anything like that pleases her."
"Angélique, my child, we’d do more than that for you," said Sillon.
III
"Telephone, Mlle. Angélique!" cried Devery.
"Would you mind asking who? I’ve just got this thing pinned."