Blue Bonnet paused only a second.
"Since Knight is the guest of honor I think I'd best dance with him," she said.
But Alec, nothing daunted, brought her his first favor.
"You can't resist this vanity box, Blue Bonnet," he said, smiling broadly.
Blue Bonnet accepted the favor, but after a couple of turns through the rooms, she stopped.
"Want to sit it out?" Alec asked.
"If you please—I think I should rather."
They found a seat in one of the cosy corners. Alec strove to be entertaining. Suddenly, in the midst of the conversation, he broke off abruptly:
"I say, Blue Bonnet! You're not vexed still about that Chula affair, are you?"
"No; certainly not."