Nettie managed to pay her way in, though she had wished her uncle could have met with the man she planned to meet tonight. He had been strangely absent or holed up in his room. She worked hard to get a dress sent from London and did some last minute alterations so it fit like it was made for her. It was a dark green number with black lace and it made her think of a forest at night. Blue would have matched her eyes but she wore it so often.

She touched at a feather that had become askew from the ride there and took a nervous breath. She worked hard to fix her hair and decorate it with some feathers and a couple of beads instead of fancy combs and the like. It wasn't as heavy and worked well for her shorter hair.

While the woman was expecting a wonderful evening spent with her friend, she worried she wouldn't find him. And she had planned to be up early to see her uncle before he did service, not realizing what he was getting up to due to the other party being held.

She looked around nervous and saw a few others, and then the man she'd come to see but he hadn't seen her yet. Doubt came to her but she took a deep breath before approaching him.