...tremendous, and'— she paused a moment, — 'he is distractedly anxious to have another look at you.' 'I wish they would come,' Miss Crookenden repeated. She...rather loftily ignoring the interruption. 'And now I remembered him perfectly. I thought I recognized him last night. I saw him at that big party of the...

...her friend watch Colthurst watching Mary: "'How extremely unpleasant!' [Mary] exclaimed. '[Colthurst] was staring this way.' 'He usually is staring this...specially for him, poor man,' cried Madame Jacobini" (123). In this passage, we identify with Mary's discomfort. Even when she stares back rudely, Mary...