"And am likely to be the last," she retorted.
"You said that you would give no dances before the ball," Captain Herford interposed.
"I did," she admitted; "but, then, I did not know of our guest from England. The dance I have given Mr. Maynadier, you may charge up to the right that every woman has to change her mind."
He leaned down to the carriage door. "Change your mind for me," he said.
She appeared to ponder, as though undecided.
"Just one," he pleaded, "just one!"
"Just one, then," she said, with a captivating smile.
She turned to Parkington, who rode on the other side of the coach; as a guest, of course, he had the place without a struggle.
"How long are you from London?" she asked.
"Ten weeks."