Miss - was certainly going to hold this against her at the next ball, but Camilla found that she did not particularly care. Miss - was too fixated on dogs to provide good company for anyone, so really she was doing Mr. Prewett a favor and no one ought to hold it against her.

She wound her arm with Mr. Prewett's; they headed towards the dance floor. "Your mother throws an excellent party," she began.

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