4
Isabel
A member of the orchestra took a few minutes to replace a string on his instrument after it breaking during the last song, and as he re-tuned his viola, the three ladies moved toward the rear of the crowd, not wishing to get in the way of the dancers preparing to go onto the floor. Isabel tried not to let Marcus disappear from her sight, but it was proving difficult with all these tall people crowding her.
"I'm going back to my room for a while," Penelope whispered. "I will return later. I'm not feeling..."
"I know what you're thinking," Charlotte said. "Olivia has disappeared and Mr. Santiago has not yet made an appearance. But it cannot be as bad as you think, because we've all seen her making moon-eyes at Marcus."
"And he at her as well," Isabel whispered, "let's not forge
