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Chapter 23

           Butnowtherearenoladsandlasses—enervatedoldmenandwomenintheirteenswalktheworldwearily,speculatingontheusesoflife—probingvice,andsneeringdownsentiment,andsuchinnocentdiversionsastheMaypolenolongerappealtoourjadedyouth.Sowehavetoget‘professionals’toexecutetheMay-revels—ofcoursethedancingisbetterdonebyproperlytrainedlegs;butitmeansnothing,andisnothing,exceptaprettyspectacle."

           "Andarethedancershere?"Iasked,risingandgoingtowardsthewindowinsomecuriosity.

           "No,notyet.ButtheMay-poleis;—fullydecorated.Itfacesthewoodsatthebackofthehouse—goandseeifyoulikeit."

           Ifollowedhissuggestion,andgoinginthedirectionindicated,Isoonperceivedthegaily-deckedobjectwhichusedtobethewelcomesignalofmanyavillageholidayinShakespeare’sold-worldEngland.Thepolewasalreadysetupandfixedinadeepsocketintheground,andadozenormoremenwereatwork,unbindingitsnumeroustrailsofblossomandgarlandsofgreen,tiedwithlongstreamersofvari-colouredribbon.Ithadapicturesqueeffectinthecentreofthewidelawnborderedwithgrandoldtrees—andapproachingoneofthemen,Isaidsomethingtohimbywayofapprovalandadmiration.Heglancedatmefurtivelyandunsmilingly,butsaidnothing—andIconcludedfromhisdarkandforeigncastoffeatures,thathedidnotunderstandtheEnglishlanguage.

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