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These little diversions and jeux de societe can go on anywhere; in an alley in the park; in a picnic to this old schloss, or that pretty hunting-lodge; at a tea-table in a lodging-house or hotel; in a ball at the Redoute; in the play-rooms behind the backs of the gamblers, whose eyes are only cast upon rakes and rouleaux, and red and black; or on the broad walk in front of the conversation rooms, where thousands of people are drinking and chattering, lounging and smoking, whilst the Austrian brass band, in the little music pavilion, plays the most delightful mazurkas and waltzes.
At night, indeed, when the waltzes were swinging in the saloon, and gifted passengers reciting, the little ship shrunk to a few beads of light out among the dark waves, and one high in air upon the mast-head seemed something mysterious and impressive to heated partners resting from the dance.
He came to my side, and, looking up at me, said half seriously, half smiling, 'You are very happy to-day, Miss Eleanor: what will you do when I am not with you to ride and walk and talk to? "'I suppose I shall find some one in Rome who rides, walks and talks as well. They say the Campagna is lovely for riding. "'And perhaps some one who waltzes as well.
When your hoary-headed ole grandfather, or, to speak plainer, that partikler old whiskey-soaker known as Yuba Bill, wot sits on this box," he continued, with a diabolical wink at the Expressman, "waltzes in to pervide for a young couple jest startin' in life, thar's nothin' mean about his style, you bet. He fills the bill every time! Speshul Providences take a back seat when he's around."
The Bastaards are as clever as whites, and more docile so the 'rector' told me. The boy who played the organ sang the 'Lorelei' like an angel, and played us a number of waltzes and other things on the piano, but he was too shy to talk; while the Caffres crowded round me, and chattered away merrily.
If only this dancing were over! she said to herself, dreading the unnumbered waltzes with Ewing, and the violent polkas with Graham. So Miss Jack resolved to say one word to Marian "A wise word in good season," said Miss Jack to herself, "how sweet a thing it is." "Marian," said she. "Step here a moment, I want to say a word to you."
Waltzes and Styrian dances are given, and Danish popular songs, and melodies of foreign lands in these modern times. Blessed be thou, new time! Speak thou of summer and of purer gales! Send thy sunbeams gleaming into our hearts and thoughts! On thy glowing canvas let them be painted the dark legends of the rough hard times that are past!
He sat out three or four waltzes with her on the lawn, listening to the murmer of the sea, and talking very little. 'You are looking wretchedly ill to-night, Lesbia, he said, after a dismal silence. 'I am sorry that I should put you to shame by my bad looks, she answered, with that keen acidity of tone which indicates irritated nerves.
His works, concertos, waltzes, sonatas, ballades, polonaises, mazurkas, nocturnes, scherzi, all reflect a similar enigma in a most poetical and romantic form."
"But he waltzes well," added the girl. "Waltzes?" echoed the mother. "Did you waltz with him, Alice?" "Everybody else was dancing. He asked me for a turn or two, and of course I did it. What difference?" "Oh, none none. Only I didn't see you." "Perhaps you weren't looking." "Yes, I was looking all the time." "What do you mean, mamma?" "Well," said Mrs.
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