“She certainly dances well. Helen said she was noted for it at school. I suppose she is a really artistic creature; but Robert should have been here in time to ask Helen. College has absolutely ruined his manners.”
Mrs. Nixon leaned toward her brother, who was watching his protégée, pleased in her pleasure.
“Where can Mrs. Bruce be?” she asked.
“I don’t know,” was the reply. “I suppose she has many friends here.”
But Mrs. Nixon doubted if sociability were keeping her friend away.
“I’m afraid she’s pouting somewhere,” she reflected. “I don’t see how I could have done any differently. It wasn’t my fault that she refused to go with Irving. It is annoying to have this incident occur right at the outset of our stay. It would be stupid of her to be offended. Really that Vincent girl from first to last has given us a great deal of annoyance!”
CHAPTER XXIV
THE CLASH
When Robert returned Rosalie to her place near Mrs. Nixon, a number of men who had experienced a clinching of their admiration by the view of her dancing, hastened to approach.