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There was a hum of amazement and horror from the spectators, but the senator appeared not to notice it. He whirled around upon the tips of his toes, kicked right and left in a graceful manner, and startled a bald headed man in the front row by casting a languishing glance in his direction. THERE WAS A HUM OF AMAZEMENT AND HORROR FROM THE SPECTATORS BUT THE SENATOR APPEARED NOT TO NOTICE IT HE WHIRLED AROUND UPON THE TIPS OF HIS TOES KICKED RIGHT AND LEFT IN A GRACEFUL MANNER AND STARTLED A BALD HEADED MAN IN THE FRONT ROW BY CASTING A LANGUISHING GLANCE IN HIS DIRECTION
oston. So the big hall was crowded with people, and in one of the front rows sat the Bostwick family, with the learned Yale professor beside them. They all looked tired and pale, as if they had passed a rather dissipated evening, and the senator was rendered so nervous by seeing them that he refused to look in their direction a second time. While the mayor was introducing him the great man sat fidgeting in his chair; and, happening to put his thumb and finger into his vest pocket, he found the lavender-colored bonbon he had placed there the evening before. ŌĆ£This may clear my throat,ŌĆØ thought the senator, and slipped the bonbon into his mouth. A few minutes afterwards he arose before the vast audience, which greeted him with enthusiastic plaudits. ŌĆ£My friends,ŌĆØ began the senator, in a grave voice, ŌĆ£this is a most impressive and important occasion.ŌĆØ Then he paused, balanced himself upon his left foot, and kicked his right leg into the air in the way favored by ballet-dancers! HE SENATOR'S ELOQUENCE WAS WELL KNOWN IN BOSTON SO THE BIG HALL WAS CROWDED WITH PEOPLE AND IN ONE OF THE FRONT ROWS SAT THE BOSTRIK FAMILY WITH THE LEARNED YALE PROFESSOR BESIDE THEM THEY ALL LOOKED TIRED AND PALE AS IF THEY HAD PASSED A RATHER DISSIPATED EVENING AND THE SENATOR WAS RENDERED SO NERVOUS BY SEEING THEM THAT HE REFUSED TO LOOK IN THEIR DIRECTION A SECOND TIME WHILE THE MAYOR WAS INTRODUCING HIM THE GREAT MAN SAT FIDGETING IN HIS CHAIR AND HAPPENING TO PUT HIS THUMB AND FINGER INTO HIS VEST POCKET HE FOUND THE LAVENDER COLORED BONBON HE HAD PLACED THERE THE EVENING BEFORE THIS MAY CLEAR MY THROAT THOUGHT THE SENATOR AND SLIPPED THE BONBON INTO HIS MOUTH A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS HE AROSE BEFORE THE VAST AUDIENCE WHICH GREETED HIM WITH ENTHUSIASTIC PLAUDITS MY FRIENDS BEGAN THE SENATOR IN A GRAVE VOICE THIS IS A MOST IMPRESSIVE AND IMPORTANT OCCASION THEN HE PAUSED BALANCED HIMSELF UPON HIS LEFT FOOT AND KICKED HIS RIGHT LEG INTO THE AIR IN THE WAY FAVORED BY BALLET DANCERS
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