The music was very good. Not that it was noticed. Balls are amusing for this very reason. Everyone comments on the gowns, the crush, the ladies, the gentlemen. Nobody ever mentions the music. Well, I enjoy the music. I am fond of finding a corner concealed by a palm and listening to the musicians play a beautiful waltz. And when one’s hiding place has been discovered by a tall giraffe of extreme proportions, there is always a library with which to keep company. As was the case last night. I found myself, with the help of an obliging footman, hiding from Charles Goddard in the library, opening
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