CHAPTER FIVELooking around the room, Zoleka just knew that the dance was a huge success.
Dinner had been far better than she had hoped and there had been enough hired waiters, so it did not take too long.
The band from the City was small, but they knew all the latest and most alluring tunes.
There was no doubt at all that Udele was enjoying herself. Her brown eyes were shining brightly and she was looking exquisitely beautiful.
The young men were falling over themselves to ask her to dance.
Zoleka gave a sigh of relief.
She had worried so much in case at the last moment everything went wrong, but it could not have been a better evening.
The windows of the dining room opened onto the garden and in some clever way at the last minute the Count had found lanterns to hang in the trees.
