Anna, already a bit out of sorts, was shaken to the core by those words, and she almost fell into a stupor.
She didn't know what she had said or to whom she had agreed, but she found herself led onto the dance floor by a gentleman she did not recognize.
Throughout the entire song "Look! That's Sailor Johnny!" Anna, like a puppet, merely went through the motions subconsciously, making frequent mistakes and stepping on her dance partner's feet numerous times.
After the dance ended, Anna's partner courteously escorted her back to her seat, not minding in the least the number of times she had trodden on his feet, and amiably invited her to dance again.
However, when he looked up to see Anna's face, he discovered that Miss Navarre's cheeks were stained with tears, and she could not stop sobbing.
