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Sea-greens, sea-blues, died in the heat of it, abashed and vanquished. But so did not Madame de Vallorbes' white lawn and lace peignoir, or her abundant hair, which Zélie Forestier trim of figure, and sour of countenance was in the act of dressing. These caught the fiery light and held it, so that from head to foot Helen appeared as an image of living gold.
Sea-blues, sea-greens, sad by contrast, began to reassert their presence on walls and carpet and hangings. "The black dress? madame decides to remain then?" As she spoke the lady's-maid laid out the jewels, chains, bracelets, brooches, each stone set in a rim of tiny rose-knots of delicate workmanship. As she fingered them little, yellow-pink flames seemed to dance in their many facets.
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