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After a while the men began to itch for a turn, and two of them, taking hold of one another in the most approved fashion, waltzed round the circle with the gravity of judges. AFTER A WHILE THE MEN BEGAN TO ITCH FOR A TURN AND TWO OF THEM TAKING HOLD OF ONE ANOTHER IN THE MOST APPROVED FASHION WALKED ROUND THE CIRCLE WITH THE GRAVITY OF JUDGES
ing his organ to a favourable spot, he stopped, released his shoulder from the leather straps by which he dragged it, and cocking his large soft hat on the side of his head, began turning the handle. It was a lively tune, and in less than no time a little crowd had gathered round to listen, chiefly the young men and the maidens, for the married ladies were never in a fit state to dance, and therefore disinclined to trouble themselves to stand round the organ. There was a moment's hesitation at opening the ball; then one girl said to another: 'Come on, Florrie, you and me ain't shy; we'll begin, and bust it!' The two girls took hold of one another, one acting gentleman, the other lady; three or four more pairs of girls immediately joined them, and they began a waltz. They held themselves very upright; and with an air of grave dignity which was quite impressive, glided slowly about, making their steps with the utmost precision, bearing themselves with sufficient decorum for a court ball. ACK HAIR AND A FEROCIOUS MOUSTACHE DRAWING HIS ORGAN TO A FAVORABLE SPOT HE STOPPED RELEASED HIS SHOULDER FROM THE LEATHER STRAPS BY WHICH HE DRAGGED IT AND COCKING HIS LARGE SOFT HAT ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD BEGAN TURNING THE HANDLE IT WAS A LIVELY TUNE AND IN LESS THAN NO TIME A LITTLE CROWD HAD GATHERED ROUND TO LISTEN CHIEFLY THE YOUNG MEN AND THE MAIDENS FOR THE MARRIED LADIES WERE NEVER IN A FIT STATE TO DANCE AND THEREFORE DISINCLINED TO TROUBLE THEMSELVES TO STAND ROUND THE ORGAN THERE WAS A MOMENT'S HESITATION AT OPENING THE BALL THEN ONE GIRL SAID TO ANOTHER COME FLORRIE YOU AND ME AUNT SHY WE'LL BEGIN AND BUST IT THE TWO GIRLS TOOK HOLD OF ONE ANOTHER ONE ACTING GENTLEMAN THE OTHER LADY THREE OR FOUR MORE PAIRS OF GIRLS IMMEDIATELY JOINED THEM AND THEY BEGAN A WALTZ THEY HELD THEMSELVES VERY UPRIGHT WITH AN AIR OF GRAVE DIGNITY WHICH WAS QUITE IMPRESSIVE GLIDED SLOWLY ABOUT MAKING THEIR STEPS WITH THE UTMOST PRECISION BURYING THEMSELVES WITH SUFFICIENT DECORUM FOR A COOL BALL
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