‘Yes, Ramón de Lopez would dance well,’ Cañuela sighed as she went upstairs.
She wondered if he would hold Señora Sanchez in his arms or if she would be too cautious to dance with him when her husband was present.
Whether Señora Sanchez would oblige him or not, there would be others, Cañuela thought, who would be only too eager.
A little later Dolores was to tell her.,
“It will be a very grand ball tonight, señorita,” she said. “It’s a pity we cannot watch, but the Señor has forbidden it.”
Cañuela could understand that Ramón de Lopez did not wish the prying eyes of servants watching him and his guests.
“All the most beautiful women in Buenos Aires will come to the Señor’s party,” Dolores said with pride in her voice.
“There will be other parties,” Cañuela remarked.
“Hundreds of the
