"
"Don't be so frivolous. There--you can look safely now. She's stopped to
speak to that bald and pink Justice of the Supreme Court,--the girl with
the brown eyes and hair,--have a care!"
Shirley and Chauvenet left the venerable Justice, and Mrs. Sanderson
intercepted them at once.
"To think of all these beautiful things in our own America!" exclaimed
Shirley. "And you, Mr. Armitage,--"
"Among the other curios, Miss Claiborne," laughed John, taking her hand.
"But I haven't introduced you yet"--began Mrs. Sanderson, puzzled.
"No; the _King Edward_ did that. We crossed together. Oh, Monsieur
Chauvenet, let me present Mr. Armitage," said Shirley, seeing that the
men had not spoken.
The situation amused Armitage and he smiled rather more broadly than was
necessary in expressing his pleasure at meeting Monsieur Chauvenet. They
regarded each other with the swift intentness of men who are used to the
sharp exercise of their eyes; and when Armitage turned toward Shirley and
Mrs. Sanderson, he was aware that Chauvenet continued to regard him with
fixed gaze.
"Miss Claiborne is a wonderful sailor; the Atlantic is a little
tumultuous at times in the spring, but she reported to the captain every
day.
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