Manchurian Books

Just then the maid brought me a folded note. Hannah was
hanging up my wraps, and did not see it. Jane's eyes fairly
bulged.
"I hope you have saved the Cotillion for me," it said. And
it was signed. H----!
"Good gracious," Jane said breathlessly."Don't tell me he
is here, and that that's from him!"
I had to swallow twice before I could speak. Then I said,
solemnly:
"He is here, Jane. He has followed me. I am going to dance
the Cotillion with him although I shall probably be disinherited
and thrown out into the World, as a result."
I have no recollection whatever of going down the staircase
and into the ballroom. Although I am considered rather brave,
and once saved one of the smaller girls from drowning, as I need
not remind the school, when she was skating on thin ice, I was
frightened. I remember that, inside the door, Jane said
"Courage!" in a low tence voice, and that I stepped on
somebody's foot and said "Certainly" instead of apologizing. The
shock of that brought me around somewhat, and I managed to find
Mrs. Adams and Elaine, and not disgrace myself.


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