Athanasia grabbed the pastry and smiled cheekily at the handsome young man who had also been reaching for it.  He suggested they share and so they did.  They found seats at a table and talked while they ate together.  When they were finished, he asked her to dance and they whirled around the floor and then parted ways.  She looked around for her brother but he was nowhere in sight.  Knowing him, he had gone to check out the art.

The young socialite plucked a glass of wine from a tray and surveyed the room.  Now that she was rested, perhaps somebody else would ask her to dance.