I had the opposite when I finaly got in at the last couple minutes, I could see everyone dancing but nobody talking...sorry Coriander didn't see ya talking to me.
That is so terribly sad! I'm sorry we all abandonded you, but as you know, all the girls had to run out of there right at one or else you would have realized we were dressed in rags and our carriages turned back into a pumpkins and our horses and footmen would have turned into mice! Of course, I have no explanation as to why the boys all left!