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

she had a habit of touching the frame of a doorway lightly with two fingers as she passed through lines, as if saying hello to the house. He learned that she spoke to the old butler, Mr. Holston, with real warmth, and that Mr. Holston, who had not smiled in 15 years, had a small, quick smile that appeared only for her.

He learned that she carried a continue reading …