during the winter, he had heard of her (as one always heard of pretty women in Washington) as shining in the \"brilliant diplomatic society\" that was supposed to make up for the social short-comings of the Administration. He had listened to these accounts, and to various contradictory reports on her appearance, her conversation, her point of view and her choice of friends, with the detachment with which one listens to reminiscences
during the winter, he had heard of her (as one always heard of pretty women in Washington) as shining in the \"brilliant diplomatic society\" that was supposed to make up for the social short-comings of the Administration. He had listened to these accounts, and to various contradictory reports on her appearance, her conversation, her point of view and her choice of friends, with the detachment with which one listens to reminiscences
