This time, Anthony actually laughs. Gabriel's mimicry is quite funny, but it's the thought of dancing--any time of dancing--that really amuses. "That is an absolutely terrible idea," he says. Anthony Blunt has managed to avoid most types of dancing since childhood and intends to keep it that way.

His expression softens when Gabriel speaks again. They are standing close to one another; they have to to hear each other over the din, though there is an intimacy in their closeness, too. Anthony doesn't answer, but he smiles and brushes the backs of his fingers on the younger man's cheek.