"Miss Fisk," Roslyn stressed quite pointedly, "will most certainly be in attendance."

She was saved from any further comments by the reemergence of Xena, who looked reasonably reluctant to be back on chaperone duty but Ros was not about to let her weasel out of it further. Politely, she sad good evening to Mr. Darrow and more warmly to her sisters before setting off in search of her husband.