The keen reproach cut deep, and for a moment he found no words for reply, only followed her eyes to the scene where Madame Ray, magnificently beautiful in white brocade and diamonds, was the center of an emotional scene.
“What a fascinating woman! It is the star, of course?” he exclaimed.
“Yes; it is Madame Ray. She is more than fascinating. She is an angel,” his daughter returned, warmly.
“May I ask how long you have known the lady?”
Cinthia looked around at him, and answered, perversely:
“Long enough to love her better than any one else that I know.”
“Is she so charming?”
“Adorable!”
“And Mrs. Varian?” anxiously.
“I hate her!” Cinthia answered, frankly, with a flash of the eyes.