Isawthatthetwogirlslookedatmeverysharply，butIstoodatthebackofanarm—chairsothatnoonecouldseemyfeet。ButthatlittleimpTizzywalkedrounddeliberately，lookedatmyheels，andthenwalkedbackagain。Itwasclearthatshewasinthesecret。
Therewereeightortenpeopleintheroom，butIwastoomuchflutteredtonoticewellwhotheywere。
\"Mamma，\"saidMissO’Conor，\"letmeintroduceMr。Greentoyou。\"
ItluckilyhappenedthatMrs。O’Conorwasonthesamesideofthefireasmyself，andIwasabletotakethehandwhichsheofferedmewithoutcomingroundintothemiddleofthecircle。Mrs。O’Conorwasalittlewoman，apparentlynotofmuchimportanceintheworld，but，ifonemightjudgefromfirstappearance，verygood—natured。
\"AndmyauntDie，Mr。Green，\"saidKate，pointingtoaverystraight—