Arriving with Florence, Rabbit delighted to see how limited the guest list was and admired how much the Jugsons' had been able to pull off in such a short time. He gave Rosalind & Augustus his best wishes and congratulations on their wedding and mingled with the other guests, making vague inquiries about the dueling practice while Florence was off dancing with her father.
At his annoyance, he had to make small talk with both his father and Oren Rosier and swallowed his pride for the duration of both conversations. Then after dancing with Florence several times and a few other pretty gals while she was off with other random blokes, they slipped out to some passageway where they had a bit of fun. Of course, when they re-entered the dancing hall, no one had noticed their disappearing act.