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Updated: May 12, 2025
The keel of the boat grated on the shingle. The air of the morning, the sport of using the elements for one's pleasure, had given Guida an elfish sprightliness of spirits. Twenty times during Jean's recital she had laughed gaily, and never sat a laugh better on any one's countenance than on hers. Her teeth were strong, white, and regular; in themselves they gave off a sort of shining mirth.
It seemed to him that she was not like an ordinary girl, that she was not of the same composition as any of the girls he had ever met; that she was something hardly human something elfish, something generated by the beautiful English woods and glades, filled with the soft glamour of the moon and stars.
Vane, at lunch looked at the four bright faces before her, Vera, a small copy of herself; Elf, whose mischievous face was truly elfish; Nancy, whose gypsy beauty always pleased, and Dorothy, blue-eyed, fair-haired, whose lovable disposition shone from her eyes, and made her sweet to look upon. "We shall take a trip to Fairy-land this afternoon," she said, "and must start directly after lunch."
At the window of the taxi she pressed her face so closely that the glass had continually to be wiped lest the cloud made by her breath prevent her seeing clearly; and, watching her, Van Landing smiled. What an odd, elfish, wistful little face it was keen, alert, intelligent, it reflected every emotion that filled her, and her emotions were many.
The irritant brought on a paroxysm of coughing which lasted until the elfish child shook her well, and took the cup from her. "Greedy old beast," muttered this amiable infant, peering into the cup, "ye'd drink the Yarrer dry, I b'lieve." "Yah!" muttered the old woman feebly. "Who's they, Lizer?" she said, shading her eyes with one trembling hand, while she looked at Calton and the detective.
She was rarely seen without her baby on her bosom. Even in her work she managed to bear him on one arm. Away from her, he wailed pitifully and almost constantly; while pressed against the warm, loving heart he sank into comfort and peace. When he was awake his elfish eyes were fixed in solemn stare upon the mother-face.
At first he had been almost repelled by the girl, but he was becoming mildly interested in her. She could, he thought, be daring to the verge of coarseness, and he did not admire her pessimism, which was probably a pose; but there was a vein of elfish mischief in her that appealed to him.
Sarah Austen had been a young, elfish thing when he married her, a dryad, the elderly and learned Mrs. Tredway had called her. Mr Vane had understood her about as well as he would have understood Mary, Queen of Scots, if he had been married to that lady.
She was sometimes shocked quite as she had shocked Gopher Prairie by these girls with their cigarettes and elfish knowledge. When they were most eager about soviets or canoeing, she listened, longed to have some special learning which would distinguish her, and sighed that her adventure had come so late.
Back among some of his idle dreams there had been a Kitty, blue-eyed, black-haired, slender and elfish. Kitty sat down in her chair. "Well," she said, "I have found him." "Found whom?" asked Mrs. Crawford. "The private secretary." "What?" Killigrew swung his feet to the deck. "What the dickens have you been doing now? Who is it?" "Webb." "The steward?" "Yes."
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