“It makes me feel pretty,” Amy admitted, “though I still cannot believe I let you talk me into it. I haven’t a clue where I’ll wear it.” “Colin will take you to a ball—” “No, he won’t.” Though her initial reaction to Colin’s disappearance had been anger and hurt, in the past two weeks Amy had resigned herself to the facts. “Colin wants nothing to do with me; he’s made that perfectly clear. And most certainly not in public.” “He’ll come around. Trust me. I know my brother. He’s stubborn, but he’s not addlepated.”
