Thewordsweresomuchcruderthananythathadeverpassedbetweenthemthatthecolorrosetoherface；butsheheldhisstartledgaze。
“Youknowgirlsarenotquiteasunsophisticatedastheyusedtobe。Areyousurprisedthatsuchanideashouldoccurtoher？”
Hisowncoloransweredhers：itwastheonlyreplythatcametohim。
Mrs。Vervainwenton，smoothly：“Isupposeditmighthavestruckyouthatthereweretimeswhenwepresentedthatappearance。“
Hemadeanimpatientgesture。“Aman\'spastishisown！”