Chapter IV

Linda always looked back upon that dance as a distinct division between her old, sheltered life, and the new one upon which she had chosen to embark. It was all novelty and excitement from the moment when Nelly Sweet called at the house for her, breathless and very smart in her new frock, and with a too much powdered face, till the moment, long past midnight, when she was escorted home again by the Black Prince himself. “Take care of yourself, promise me you will take care of yourself,” were Mrs. Lovelace’s last im…