Tony nodded, and extended a hand. "Please, don't let me keep you. I need to find my date," he mentioned, tipping his head through the crowd, before he caught the young lady's eye, and she smiled to him from beneath long lashes.

"Ah, there she is. I'm sure you don't mind, I do wish to stay in her good graces for the evening," he added with a rougish smile, before he turned and made his way through the crowd.