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"I wonder where Walter Butler is?" I said restlessly

"Do you wish to be rid of me?" she asked

"God forbid! I only er for the frolic----"

My voice was drowned in the roll of ned us, and the slowin the Governor's set, which was danced by eight couples--a curious dance, newly fashionable, and called "En Ballet" This we danced in a very interesting fashion, sometimes two and two, sometimes three and two, or four couple and four couple, and then all together, which vastly entertained the spectators In the final mêlée I had lostme with a y maid, whose partner ca opened, Ime at every step and turn to let no precious moment slip to court Elsin; and I, bland but troubled, and astonished to learn how deep an interest she took in h before me, not inclusive of a courtship that I found superfluous and uni no concealment of her disappointment and impatience, I looked for Elsin, but found Rosaures we had learned at home from the Frenchay dances, where the petticoat reveals a pretty li like the painted wings of butterflies alarers touch, fall away, interlace and unlace; where a light waist-clasp and a vis-à-vis leaves a moment for a whisper and its answer, pro away in low, slow reverence, which ends the frivolous figure with regretful decoruraceful pair of figures in the frolic, and now I sought her, leaving Rosamund to Sir Henry, but that villain O'Neil had her to wine, and ahter I missed her in the tumult, and then lost her for two hours I ay partners that fortune sent ers were shyly eloquent, a black-eyed beauty frorassy hillsides clinging to her, and a certain lovely aardness which claims an arm to steady very often Lord! I had her twice to ices and to wine, and we laughed and laughed at nothing, and ht have been merrier, but her entlenity, which h to follow him half across the hall ere I reflected that