Chapter 19

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌⁠After the supper no time was lost in returning to the main business of the meeting. Again Willie claimed the first dance, and Forbes was deputed to Ten Eyck's debutante. The next dance, however, brought him back to Persis. He had asked for it, uneasily, and she had granted it with an amiable "Of course."

The moment they were safely lost in the vortex he began to make amends. While he was strutting