Then the volume of sound lifted the wild joyous music of a gypsy dance up to the sky.
Among the guests some of the young girls and men moved hand-in-hand in a traditional gypsy dance in the centre of the ballroom.
Then the music changed and became sweeter and more tender.
The Prince put his arm around Aletha and drew her onto the floor.
Everybody began to dance and the gypsy music gradually became compelling and more romantic.
After only a little time, the wildness came back into the gypsy instruments and those who were dancing moved quicker and quicker around and around.
Aletha had found herself dancing with various other men for a while, but now once again she was with the Prince.
He drew her closer to him.
To her surprise she found now that she could follow his steps exactly eve
