Astoria laughed in that light way pureblood women were trained to, like light dancing off glass.  "Because you’re going to take me to the dance, of course!  We should get to know each other beforehand so we can have a lovely time there rather than spend all of the dancing having conversations.  You know I never understood why we’ve always been expected to socialize while dancing.  I’ve always thought that dancing would be much more pleasant if you actually knew your partner before the dance, don’t you?"  There were those damn eyelashes fluttering again.