Chapter 10Aria, walking upstairs, met Lady Grania Henley, who had arrived the night before for the weekend.
She was a pretty girl, exquisitely dressed, with rather indecisive features which had, however, been transformed by the clever use of make-up into something of an approaching beauty.
She smiled a little shyly at Aria now and said,
“I’m so looking forward to the dance tonight, Miss Milbank, aren’t you?”
Aria gave a guilty start. In the excitement of all that had been happening she had completely forgotten that Dart Huron had told her he had invited a large dinner party with dancing afterwards, to follow the game of polo which was taking place that afternoon.
Fortunately Aria had given instructions to the chef, had ordered the band and had told the staff to prepare for dancing in
