[She agrees with him, offering just the most subtle dip of her head.]
That is, the part about avoiding attention. If one can manage it. I think this sort of soiree... It is a little like home. Perhaps not as grand. [Few things are as gaudy and grandiose as events under the thumb of the royal family.] You must have been headed to one of the corners to play inconspicuous when I stopped you. Ought I apologise?
[Although just because she's asking doesn't mean she's actually going to do it. Apologies, much like kind things, don't often leave her.]
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[She agrees with him, offering just the most subtle dip of her head.]
That is, the part about avoiding attention. If one can manage it. I think this sort of soiree... It is a little like home. Perhaps not as grand. [Few things are as gaudy and grandiose as events under the thumb of the royal family.] You must have been headed to one of the corners to play inconspicuous when I stopped you. Ought I apologise?
[Although just because she's asking doesn't mean she's actually going to do it. Apologies, much like kind things, don't often leave her.]