Like the golf, the dancing seemed to have given her confidence--and confidence, happiness.
Though she still shrank from meeting people.

Katie fell in with a whole troop of college boys who hovered around her, as both college boys and their elders were wont to hover around Katie.

She wanted to bring some of them to Ann, but Ann demurred.

"Oh no, Katie.

I don't want to dance with any strange men, please.