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Neal and his traveling servant. While he steadied himself on the pavement by the help of his stick looking not over-patiently toward the musicians who were serenading him with the waltz in "Der Freischutz" his personal appearance rather damped the enthusiasm of the friendly little circle assembled to welcome him.
For she was nervously much broken and her tears, whether of joy or sorrow, came easily. Isabella sprang up, exclaiming, "Harry! How splendid!" And the two girls hugged each other delightedly and kissed first each other and then their mother. Then they kissed each other again and whirled about in a waltz measure.
'How discreet he is! said the Duke of Burlington. 'You may tell immediately that he is two-and-forty. 'We are neither of us, though, off the pavé yet, Burlington; so what say you to inducing these inspiring muses to join the waltz which is just now commencing?
The second act opens in the hostelry of John of Leyden, and is introduced with a waltz and drinking-chorus, in the midst of which the Anabaptists arrive and are struck with his resemblance to a portrait of David in the Munster Cathedral. Just as they depart, Bertha, who has escaped, rushes in and claims his protection.
"Why Anne," replied Grace, "I had forgotten that you don't dance. I'll give you a lesson at once. But you must first learn to waltz, then all other dancing will be easy." "Just watch me while I show you the step," Grace continued. "Now, you try it while I count for you." "One, two, three. One, two, three. That's right.
"Hector, for Heaven's sake do not be so mad," said Lady Anningford, now really alarmed. "You can't go up and seize a woman from her partner in the middle of a waltz. You must be completely crazy! Dear boy, let us stay here by the door until the music finishes, and then I will speak to her before they can leave the room to sit out."
Norah could make an excellent pudding, and was willing enough to exercise her industry and art in doing so; Miss Golightly could copy music, but she did not like the trouble; and could play a waltz badly. Neither of them had ever read anything beyond a few novels.
Suddenly a hesitating touch an ancient polka struck up, a tune remembered at children's parties. Then a waltz, a very old one too. The T.B.'s were playing dance music. I crept to their door and looked. One man alone was taking any notice, and he was the player; the others sat round coughing or staring at nothing in particular, and those in bed had their heads turned away from the music.
"And you don't think the worse of me, because I loved your mother, and because I can't tell you?" said Peter, in a dangerous tone. "No," said Leonore, but she rose. "Now we'll go back to the dancing." "One moment," begged Peter. But Leonore was already in the full light blazing from the room. "Are you coming?" she said. "May I have this waltz?" said Peter, trying to get half a loaf.
In short, the fun was fast and furious, and waltz followed polka and mazurka followed waltz with a rapidity which weeded out the weaker vessels among the dancers and tested the stamina of the musicians. Then there was the card-room, whither the Widow Scully and the major and many others of the elders repaired when they found the pace too fast for them.
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