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Indeed, so excellent a meal did he make, and so kind and attentive were his hosts to him, that, after supper, he felt he wanted to thank them, and to convey to them some idea of how pleased and satisfied he was. INDEED SO EXCELLENT A MEAL DID HE MAKE AND SO KIND AND ATTENTIVE WERE HIS HOSTS TO HIM THAT AFTER SUPPER HE FELT HE WANTED TO THANK THEM AND TO CONVEY TO THEM SOME IDEA OF HOW PLEASED AND SATISFIED HE WAS
say what is not explainable by pantomime. I have seen the bad man in a ballet convey to the _premiere danseuse_ by a subtle movement of the left leg, together with some slight assistance from the drum, the heartrending intelligence that the lady she had been brought up to believe was her mother was in reality only her aunt by marriage. But then it must be borne in mind that the _premiere danseuse_ is a lady whose quickness of perception is altogether unique. The _premiere danseuse_ knows precisely what a gentleman means when he twirls round forty-seven times on one leg, and then stands on his head. The average foreigner would, in all probability, completely misunderstand the man. A friend of mine once, during a tour in the Pyrenees, tried to express gratitude by means of pantomime. He arrived late one evening at a little mountain inn, where the people made him very welcome, and set before him their best; and he, being hungry, appreciated their kindness, and ate a most excellent supper.  BALLET IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT IS NOT EXPLAINABLE BY PANTOMIME I HAVE SEEN THE BAD MAN IN A BALLET CONVEYED TO THE PREMIERE DANCERS BY A SUBTLE MOVEMENT OF THE LEFT LEG TOGETHER WITH SOME SLIGHT ASSISTANCE FROM THE DRUM THE HEARTRENDING INTELLIGENCE THAT THE LADY SHE HAD BEEN BROUGHT UP TO BELIEVE WAS HER MOTHER WAS IN REALITY ONLY HER AUNT BY MARRIAGE BUT THEN IT MUST BE BORNE IN MIND THAT THE PREMIER DANCERS IS A LADY WHOSE QUICKNESS OF PERCEPTION IS ALTOGETHER UNIQUE THE PREMIER DANCERS KNOWS PRECISELY WHAT A GENTLEMAN MEANS WHEN HE TWIRLS ROUND FORTY SEVEN TIMES ON ONE LEG AND THEN STANDS ON HIS HEAD THE AVERAGE FOREIGNER WOULD IN ALL PROBABILITY COMPLETELY MISUNDERSTAND THE MAN A FRIEND OF MINE ONCE DURING A TOUR IN THE PYRENEES TRIED TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE BY MEANS OF PANTOMIME HE ARRIVED LATE ONE EVENING AT THE LITTLE MOUNTAIN INN WHERE THE PEOPLE MADE HIM VERY WELCOME AND SET BEFORE HIM THEIR BEST AND HE BEING HUNGRY APPRECIATED THEIR KINDNESS AND ATE A MOST EXCELLENT SUPPER
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