"As for Mr.Falloden--perhaps she's found out what a horrid creature he is." The band struck up.

It was a mazurka with a swinging tune.

Radowitz opposite sprang to his feet, with a boyish gesture of delight.
"Come!" he said to Constance; and they took the floor.

Supper had thinned the hall, and the dancers who stood in the doorways and along the walls involuntarily paused to watch the pair.

Falloden and Mrs.
Glendower had just returned from supper.