"You seem to have heard of me," he remarked drily.

"Who has not heard of you!" she answered in a low tone. "I am sorry.
You have made me break my word."

"I?"

She was recovering herself now. A certain icy aloofness seemed to have
crept into her manner. Her head was held at a different angle. Even
the words seemed to leave her lips differently. Her tone was one of
measured indignation.

"Yes, you! When Mr. Foley told me that he had asked you to come here
to-night, I vowed that I would not speak to you."

"A perfectly reasonable decision," he agreed, without the slightest
change of expression, "but am I really to be blamed for this unfortunate
incident? You cannot say that I thrust myself upon your notice."

His eyebrows were ever so slightly uplifted. She was not absolutely
sure that there was not something very suggestive of amusement in his
deep-set eyes. She bit her lip. Naturally he was not a gentleman!

"I thought that you were a neglected guest," she explained coldly. "I
do not understand how it is that you have managed to remain
undiscovered."

He shook his head doubtfully.

"I made my entrance with the others. I saw a very charming lady at the