Chapter Nine
There was an excitement in the air that night far beyond anything that I’d ever felt before. I don’t exactly know the difference, it could have just been me and my romantic attachment to everything that had to do with London society, but I swear that there air was literally floating with glitter: smiles were more charming, the lights in people’s eyes were more brilliant, and the food, the wine, and the charm that abounded was of such a high degree, I knew that even the grandest country affair paled in comparison to this.
For several hours, Adrian and I danced with the other young people. There seemed to be a jovial, even causal manner to the festivities, particularly among the young people like Adrian and me. Just as Melanie said, the older people were busy being stuffy and
