Chapter 6
Despite his determination to forget the alluring young woman at the Doncasters' ball, Marcus found himself accompanying George to further social events. Even though he attempted to convince himself it was for other reasons than to see the unnamed girl again, he did not find himself lingering long when he had established that she was not there.
George was surprised by his friend's newly-discovered desire to mingle in society, and ignorant as to the cause. He could only assume that Southwell was trying to distract himself from his concerns over his still-absent ward.
No trace had yet been found of the runaway girl, which was a source of increasing frustration to Marcus. He was feeling particularly thunderous about her disappearance when he arrived at the Rexfords' ball the follo
