Anne looked down rather embarrassed when the boy laughed at her. "I've never done this before," muttered in defense of herself, though she knew he wouldn't understand.

Her heart skipped a beat when he stepped towards her, and she drew in a short quiet breath. His nonverbal instructions were a good excuse not to look at his face. "Oh," she said, and she nodded to show she understood and was ready to try again. She risked a glance up at his face. Surely to a rich boy who had traveled to many places, she had to seem very dull and silly.