SHE DANCED ALONE IN THE EMPTY BALLROOM AFTER MIDNIGHT-UNAWARE THE DUKE WAS WATCHING

A little girl of four in a red pinafore fell asleep on the rug in front of the fire, and Vivien did not have her moved.

At midnight, the last of the guests began to leave. By 1:00, the servants had begun to put out the candles, and by 2:00, the room was empty of everyone but the Duke and his wife.

Vivien stood in the middle of the ballroom floor. The continue reading …