"We've done very well by them, don't you think?" she laughingly inquired.
"Some of them seemed to me a trifle decadent, I confess."
"The Old Testament is decadent, if you come to that."
"So? Elemental, I should say, rather than decadent."
"What's the difference? They're both naughty."
He laughed and indicated Jane.
"May I be presented to Salome?"
"Miss Judd, this is Mr. Martin Christiansen," she said.
"You know your Oscar Wilde, Miss Judd," he said.
"Miss Judd substituted at the last moment," Mrs. Brendon said. "Wasn't it wonderful of her?"