Her little heart beat excitedly.
The one thought that beat through her quick brain was:
"Will Jerry come back for me?"
CHAPTER IX
THE DANCE AND ITS SEQUEL
Mrs. Chichester's uncompromising attitude had a great deal to do with what followed. Had she shown the slightest suggestion of fairness or kindness toward Peg things might have resulted differently.
But her adamantine attitude decided Jerry.
He resolved to fly in the face of the proprieties.
He would take the little child to the Assembly Rooms, put her in the care of his mother and sisters and safeguard at least one evening's pleasure for her.