she had on a lot of gaudy stuff on her harness , some chains that were probably not real gold at all , and which had in them chips of what were certainly colored glass , and temeraire could not help but be conscious that granby , who was talking with laurence and tharkay over by the standard in low voices , was in a very fine green velvet coat , trimmed all over in golden braid , with not one but two swords at his waist , one of them short but both very brilliantly ornamented at the hilt , in fine shining leather sheaths ; even if he did not look very happy at present .