Chapter 68Despite Udolpho and the seamstress, however, the group from Pulteney Street reached the Upper Rooms in time. The Dorfmans and James Fenmore were only two minutes ahead of them; and Bella, after going through the usual ceremony of meeting her friend with the most smiling and loving hurry, admiring the set of her dress and envying the curls of her hair, they followed their companions, arm in arm, whispering into the ballroom with each other whenever a thought came up, replacing many ideas with a handshake or a loving smile.
The dance began a few minutes after they took their seats; and James, who had been engaged for as long as his sister, urged Bella very much to get up; but John had gone to the game room to talk to a friend, and nothing, she explained, should cause her to join t
