as we drew nearer , i saw that every window was open to the porches both above and below , and i could see the chandeliers and the fine furnishings , and other bits of color gleaming in the dark so distracted was i by all this , that with a start i beheld the lady of the house , come out to the garden gate to see me , and standing among the many flowers , waiting , her lemon-colored satin dress very like the soft blooms that surrounded her , her eyes fixing me harshly and perhaps coldly in her young and tender face so that she appeared , if you can see it , a tall and angry child .