| Her costumes, like her paintings, are intricate and drenched in color, whether for a can-can dancer or a contessa. |
| The call upon the contessa left them both with an intangibly unpleasant sensation. |
| She threw herself down on the terrazzo floor and clasped the contessa around the knees. |
| He saw de Verceuil as well, coming across the hall almost at a run, just ahead of the contessa, his aquamarine cloak flying. |
| So, indeed, had the young contessa prophesied, in sprightly conclusion. |
| The contessa made it sound as if the Tartars had left her home. |
