\"I’mallinasoak;thereWASamessofpeopleinthe’bus。Iwishyoulivednearastytion，\"saidMissChurm。Irequestedhertogetreadyasquicklyaspossible，andshepassedintotheroominwhichshealwayschangedherdress。Butbeforegoingoutsheaskedmewhatshewastogetintothistime。
\"It’stheRussianprincess，don’tyouknow？\"Ianswered;\"theonewiththe’goldeneyes，’inblackvelvet，forthelongthingintheCheapside。\"
\"Goldeneyes？ISAY！\"criedMissChurm，whilemycompanionswatchedherwithintensityasshewithdrew。Shealwaysarrangedherself，whenshewaslate，beforeIcouldturnround;andIkeptmyvisitorsalittleonpurpose，sothattheymightgetanidea，fromseeingher，whatwouldbeexpectedofthemselves。Imentionedthatshewasquitemynotionofailexcellentmodel——shewasreallyveryclever。
\"DoyouthinkshelookslikeaRussianprincess？\"MajorMonarchaskedwithlurkingalarm。
\"WhenImakeher，yes。\"