She thought too that, because Lady Neyland was still comparatively young and attractive, it must have been very depressing for her to know that Heloise was going to parties every night while she had to stay at home, just as she had done when her husband had ‘other interests’.
The Marquis was watching the expressions that crossed Gilda’s face.
Then he said,
“Leave everything to me. I will arrange the party for tomorrow night.”
“Are you able to do that so quickly?”
“Why not?” he asked. “We will be about twenty at dinner. I will ask the same number of people to come in afterwards and I expect you will want to dance.”
“Not if you don’t want to. I shall be quite happy just to sit talking or to watch your guests playing cards.”
The Marquis looked at her as if he thought that, she could no
