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But then it must be borne in mind that the _premiere danseuse_ is a lady whose quickness of perception is altogether unique. BUT THEN IT MUST BE BORNE IN MIND THAT THE PREMIER DANCERS IS A LADY WHOSE QUICKNESS OF PERCEPTION IS ALTOGETHER UNIQUE
new it. We tried the man with French. We said: "_Une omelette aux fines herbes_." As he did not appear to understand that, we gave it him in bad English. We twisted and turned the unfortunate word "savoury" into sounds so quaint, so sad, so unearthly, that you would have thought they might have touched the heart of a savage. This stoical Teuton, however, remained unmoved. Then we tried pantomime. Pantomime is to language what marmalade, according to the label on the pot, is to butter, "an excellent (occasional) substitute." But its powers as an interpreter of thought are limited. At least, in real life they are so. As regards a ballet, it is difficult to 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.  OF IT EITHER AS A MATTER OF FACT I NEVER KNEW IT WE TRIED THE MAN WITH FRENCH WE SAID UHMLET AU FINNE ELBE AS HE DID NOT APPEAR TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE GAVE IT HIM IN BAD ENGLISH WE TWISTED AND TURNED THE UNFORTUNATE WORDS SAVOURY INTO SOUNDS SO QUAINT SO SAD SO UNEARTHLY THAT YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THEY MIGHT HAVE TOUCHED THE HEART OF A SAVAGE THIS STOICAL TEUTON HOWEVER REMAINED UNMOVED THEN WE TRIED PANTOMIME PANTOMIME IS THE LANGUAGE WHAT MARMALADE ACCORDING TO THE LABEL ON THE POT IS THE BUTTER AN EXCELLENT OCCASIONAL SUBSTITUTE BUT ITS POWERS AS AN INTERPRETER OF THOUGHT ARE LIMITED AT LEAST IN REAL LIFE THEY ARE SO AS REGARDS A 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
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