ThesameChenowethwashe，who，maddenedbytheGeneral’striumphantlyfamiliarwayoftoyingwithMissBetty’sfanbetweentwodances，attemptedtoproposetoherduringthesunrisewaltz。Havingsung\"Oh，believeme\"
inherearasloudlyashecould，heexpressedthewish——quiteasloudly——
\"Thatthiswaltzmightlastforalways！\"
ThatwastheseventhtimeithadbeensaidtoBettyduringthenight，andthoughMr。Chenoweth’spredecessorshadrevealedtheirdesiresinaguiselackingthisprodigiousartlessness，shealreadypossessednonovelacquaintancewiththeexclamation。Butshemadenocomment；herpartner’sstylewasnotastimulanttorepartee。\"Itwouldbeheaven，\"heamplifiedearnestly，\"itwouldbeheaventodancewithyouforever——onadesertislewheretheotherscouldn’tcome！\"hefinishedwithsuddenacerbityashiseyecaughttheGeneral’s。
Heproceeded，andonlythecessationofthemusicaidedMissCareweinstoppingthedeclarationbeforeitwasaltogetherout；andatthatpointFrank’sownfathercametoherrescue，thoughinafashionlittlesavingofherconfusion。TheelderChenowethwasoneofthegallantandkindlySoutherncolonythatmadeitnaturalforRouenalwaystospeakofMissCareweas\"MissBetty。Hewasahandsomeoldfellow，whosehair，longmoustacheandimperialwereaswhiteashewasproudofthem，aVirginianwiththeadmirableSouthernfearlessnessofbeingthoughtsentimental。