He was feeling rather lonely when Tilloughby came up to him, with a charming young lady who was in quite a flutter.

It seemed that there had been a dreadful mistake in the making out of the dance cards, which the young ladies of Hollis Creek had endeavored to do with strict equity, though hastily, and all was now inextricable confusion.

The charming young lady was on the cards for this dance with both Mr.Tilloughby and Mr.Turner, and Mr.Tilloughby had claimed her first.

Would Mr.Turner kindly excuse her?
Just behind her came another young lady whom Mr.Tilloughby introduced.

This young lady was on Sam's card for the next dance following this one, but it should be for the eighth dance, and would Mr.Turner please change his card accordingly, which Mr.Turner obligingly did, wondering what he should do when it came to the eighth dance and he should find himself obligated to two young ladies.