Agatha withheld most of her responding cackle, still trying to find the right level of subtlety, and politely chittered instead. "Well, things do weigh on a chest if they're left unsaid for too long," she replied. Her heart gave a twisting thump in agreement as he moved his plate to be nearer to her.

She grinned and chinked her glass against his for the toast. "To things going well!"

She couldn't wait to tell her aunts that she finally hooked him. She just barely caught herself before she started dancing in her seat. He was practically her boyfriend!