Charles Marriott looked back at Elmina,
“You are unusual in yourself,” he said, “and no woman really wants to be a reflection of somebody else.”
Elmina knew exactly what he was saying to her and she replied,
“Thank you. I was feeling a little frightened that I had done the wrong thing, but now you have reassured me.”
“I promise you I mean it,” Charles Marriott said, “and you must be aware that you look very very beautiful!”
He saw the surprise in her eyes, then, as the colour came into her face at his compliment, he told himself that not only was she unusual but with his unfailing good luck Alston, when he least expected it, had achieved another win.
Charles Marriott had no chance for another word with Elmina, for before she had talked to half-a-dozen people, the Marquis came to her
