In need of catching her breath; August was mildly relieved to hear this, as it meant that he would not have to find a new person to talk to right away. Besides, Miss Adebayo was the sort of person he ought to be speaking with tonight — an accomplished debutante who was not in her first season (as if she were she would be rather young for him.)

"And sometimes from here there is the — people watching,'' August said with a wry smile, attempting to follow her lead. ''Which was in my experience much more difficult when I frequented dance floors.''