He mirrored her polite smile, trying to look like he was pleased to see her but only the normal amount of pleased to see her.

"Another Viennese Waltz may be a bit much after the last one," Lester said. It was three or so dances away on the list, and hopefully represented the gap on her dance card. He ought to check, though — "That is the one I scheduled myself for, correct? I shan't hold it against you if we have to skip it." If it wasn't the gap, he'd keep saying future dances until she confirmed — and then he would plan when and where to wait to meet her. They would not be able to steal away for very long, but this was what they got.