He was tense and for a moment she was almost sorry for having pushed the point, but then she could feel him grow more at ease with each step. And like a good follow, she knew how to make the most timorous lead look good—and boost his own confidence in the process.

"Cole Porter was a brilliant man," she agreed, and without missing a step, sang softly with the refrain:

I'd sacrifice anything, come what might
For the sake of having you near
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats and repeats in my ear:
Don't you know, little fool, you never can win?
Use your mentality, wake up to reality.
But each time that I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
'Cause I've got you under my skin.