Was Secretly Impressed

He introduced himself several times, and was secretly impressed when he saw faces he knew, they were stars of successful shows, decked out in sequins and sparkles. passimeter passim passible passerine passepied passement passant passalorynchite passade pasquinade passacaglia pasquilant pasquin paso-doble pashmina pasigraphy paseo pascual parviscient parvis parvipotent parvenu parvanimity parure parturition partocracy partitive partim partible parthophobia parthenology parthenolatry parthenogenesis parthenian parterre parsonarchy parse parricide parrhesia parrel parr parquet paroxytone parousiamania paroxysm parous parousia parotic parorexia paronym paronomasia paromology paromoeon paroemiology paroemiographer paroemia parodinia parochial parnel parlous parity parisyllabic paristhimion parietal