though there had been no engagement, and during their talk she had given him no hint that she wished to see him again.
As he moved away he saw Lawrence Lefferts, tall and resplendent, leading his wife up to be introduced; and heard Gertrude Lefferts say, as she beamed on the Countess with her large unperceiving smile: \"But I think we used to go to dancing-school together when we were children—.\" Behind her, waiting their turn to name themselves to the Countess,
though there had been no engagement, and during their talk she had given him no hint that she wished to see him again.
As he moved away he saw Lawrence Lefferts, tall and resplendent, leading his wife up to be introduced; and heard Gertrude Lefferts say, as she beamed on the Countess with her large unperceiving smile: \"But I think we used to go to dancing-school together when we were children—.\" Behind her, waiting their turn to name themselves to the Countess,
