smiled Abby as she stepped into Hazel’s arms. “Oh my dear,” laughed Hazel as she held Abby gently, “the pleasure was mine. I must say, it is a real delight to find you here tonight. I wasn’t going to come, but now I’m glad that I did.” “Well I’m very glad that you did too,” replied Abby with a saucy grin. “Do your friends often set you up like that?” “No my dear, they do not. I warned Gwen not to do that. If she thought I would just smile sweetly and take it, she is badly mistaken. I choose my own companions and I am very choosey.” “Really?” smiled Hazel as she gracefully swept Abby through the dance, “then I shall take that as a compliment.” “Yes, and so you should, you saucy thing,” laughed Abby. “Actually I bought the ticket on a whim and hadn’t decided for sure to come until the last minute.” “Well I am glad you did.” “So you went out for a look at the house, what do you think?” “I absolutely love it,” laughed Hazel. “How did you know I went out for a look?
