"I don't think it was the suit—altogether, but perhaps I'm vain." He looked gravely at Jane.
She was a little mystified.
"I was telling Dr. Renton the other day that I considered grey flannel was very becoming to men with grey hair."
"Oh," she said, "I didn't notice what he was wearing."
"There!" said the Doctor.
"I don't feel abashed. Unconsciously she would take in the general effect."
Jane wandered to the sweet-pea hedge and hummed a little tune.
"I don't like a conversation conducted in asides," she called. "When you two have finished tell me."
Dr. Renton regarded her with pride and love written on every line of his face.
"You see, she has grown beautiful!" he said.