Then she turned away and went quickly to join her father and mother who were just leaving the ballroom.
Ula went to bed feeling as if the dance music was still playing in her heart and the beauty of the scene was still floating in front of her eyes.
Because she wanted to think only of happy things, she deliberately forced herself not to remember the hostility of her aunt and uncle and Sarah.
She thought instead of the flattering words that her partners had said to her and most of all the approval in the Marquis’s eyes.
Then just before she fell asleep she remembered how much she disliked Prince Hasin, and felt herself shiver.
*
Although the Duchess and Ula slept late, the Marquis was up early and as usual went riding in the Park.
He met a number of his friends and they all combined
