She gave a friendly nod to Nisa, and then turned and found herself being swept up with the tempo of the music. "Ahh, yes. And if my brother has anything to say about it, not long for this town." Penelope chuckled and her eyes fairly danced with her laughter. "I came to live here, though."

The dance was some fun and it left her somewhat breathless. She wasn't the best dancer in the world, but she wasn't the worst, either. At least not country dances. "I could have been at the charity ball, where he would have been happy to rub among the fools of the uppercrust, the very best of hoity toity." She shifted her hand just enough so that her pinky went up. "But the better dances are the ones the public can join. I'm glad I did. You dance like a dream, Mister Lockwood."