CHAPTER FIVEVernita was feeling frantic.
The day had passed and there was no sign of the Count. She felt that any moment he would arrive at the Hôtel de Charost, but, although during the morning she hung about at the top of the stairs hoping to see him in the hall, there was no sign of him.
Several other gentlemen called on the Princess while she was in the Boudoir Violet choosing still more gowns and bonnets, but when she came upstairs to dress she spoke of spending the afternoon with a friend.
It was with difficulty that Vernita prevented herself from enquiring if the Count would go with her.
Instead she encouraged the Princess to talk as she sometimes did when she was dressing by asking artless questions about her party last night and the one she was to attend this evening.
The Pri
