But this moment sped away without any catastrophe, although with much of heart throbbing.

Hatszegi observed the jewels in the ears and round the neck of his bride and paid her the compliment of saying that they contrasted admirably with the snowy whiteness of her alabaster neck.
So no ill came of it after all.
When the time came, the baron's carriage drove up to the door and the ladies entered it.

The baron himself was to come afterwards with the mining engineer when the empty carriage returned.

In the meantime the baroness was entrusted to the care of the mining engineer's wife, who was one of the notabilities of the little town.
The ball was to take place in the large room of the chief inn of the place, and the baroness, on entering it, was surrounded by a crowd of admirers.

The young wife felt that she was being made much of.