"You did not have to," Sonya replied curtly. Even though she was smiling at him.
"Please allow me, and I especially came here to apologize for my mother's behavior at your party; I feel very ashamed that you skipped an important gathering to save me, even though my mother nearly ruined your party," Louise's feeble voice, combined with his sparkling eyes, made him appear very sincere.
Despite his intention to make amends and resolve any conflict his mother may have caused, he was using his appearance to trick those who were unaware of the real situation.
Sonya was forced to commend the makeup artist for doing such a fantastic job on him; he looked as though he had just stepped out of the jaws of death.
Madam Florence and her son were lost, and the elderly woman asked, "I thought the person you saved was the other boy," with a question mark on her forehead.
