Chapter FiveThe Duke, having performed four duty dances with the most distinguished of his guests, thought the moment had come when he must dance with the girls who had been invited for his inspection.
He had already decided, as Anita had done, that the only one who was even possibly acceptable was Lady Millicent Clyde.
Although her father, the Earl, was somewhat of a bore in the House of Lords, he certainly appreciated good horseflesh and his house in Huntingdonshire was extremely comfortable.
The Duke had realised the moment the ball started that his mother – or perhaps, if he was fair, Anita – had been right in decorating the ballroom and making it, if nothing else, a good talking point.
The guests who had come from the County were both surprised and delighted by the decorative effe
