"This is the first time you have met many of the county people, is it not?" he asked.
She looked round indifferently.
"Yes, it is the first time," she replied.
"Do you admire any of the men? I know how different your taste is from that of most girls. Is there any one here who has pleased you?"
She laughed.
"I cannot tell," she answered; "you forget this is the first dance. I have had no opportunity of judging."
"I believe that I am jealous already," he observed.
She looked at him; her dark eyes made his heart beat, they seemed to look through him.
"You are what?" she asked. "Captain Langton, I do not understand."
He dared not repeat the words.