But Arthur knew that this lady was speaking on behalf of the Duchess of Kent...
Or at least, it appeared that way on the surface.
They spun for two steps, then separated again with the music.
When Arthur returned to Flora's side, she was waiting in place, poised and graceful, though her eyes betrayed a hint of uncontainable annoyance.
"Mrs. Levin?" she asked softly, as if confirming, as if reminding, "She didn't say anything to you, did she?"
Although Mrs. Levin was a friend of the Duchess of Kent, Flora still disliked this famously renowned European socialite.
As someone who received a traditional aristocratic education and holds rather conservative beliefs as a devout believer, she had little interest in these so-called high society socialites, and even held a bit of disdain for them deep down.
Arthur didn't avoid the subject: "I was somehow swapped over. Don't worry, we only danced a little, strictly speaking, it wasn't enough to constitute a full social engagement."
