leda rossington opened the door and looked at halleck as if she had never seen him before c the overhead light in the hall behind her caught her gaunt but aristocratic cheekbones , the black hair which was severely pulled back and showing just the first traces of white ( no , halleck thought , not white , silver ... leda 's never going to have anything as plebeian as white hair ) , the lawn-green dior dress , a simple little thing that had probably cost no more than fifteen hundred dollars .