A fourth dance with Mr. Gallivan wasn't the worst possible outcome the evening could come to, but she understood his reluctance in being trapped together once more. The purpose of the evening was to meet other people and to dance with those one might ordinarily be too shy to approach. That they kept accidentally being paired might hold more significant meaning to an outside observer — like perhaps they were so madly in love they couldn't keep their eyes off one another.

"We'll have to time it by the music then. We'll swap at the end of every set." Rosalie suggested, as she most certainly didn't have a pocketwatch tucked into one of her gown's hidden pockets. "If you miss your turn you'll have to wait until the next." They would both have to keep focus on the music, but what other options did they have? "Or, we simply take the risk and come what may. You're a better dance partner than some others I've had tonight."

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