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The Revival of Hattie Starr

           Hewasyoung,tall,muscular,andhandsome,agracefuldancer;but,betteryet,herepresentedinhismoodslineage,socialposition,anumberofthethingswhichengagedBerenicemost.Hewasintelligent,serious,withakindofsocialgracewhichwasgay,courteous,wistful.Berenicemethimfirstatalocaldance,whereanewstepwasbeingpractised—"dancinginthebarn,"asitwascalledandsoairilydidhetreaditwithherinhishandsomeuniformthatshewashalfsmittenforthemoment.

           "Youdancedelightfully,"shesaid."Isthisapartofyourlifeontheoceanwave?"

           "Deep-sea-goingdancing,"hereplied,withaheavenlysmile."Allbattlesareaccompaniedbyballs,don’tyouknow?"

           "Oh,whatawretchedjest!"shereplied."It’sunbelievablybad."

           "Notforme.Icanmakemuchworseones."

           "Notforme,"shereplied,"Ican’tstandthem."Andtheywentprancingon.Afterwardhecameandsatbyher;theywalkedinthemoonlight,hetoldherofnavallife,hisSouthernhomeandconnections.

           Mrs.Carter,seeinghimwithBerenice,andhavingbeenintroduced,observedthenextmorning,"IlikeyourLieutenant,Bevy.Iknowsomeofhisrelativeswell.TheycomefromtheCarolinas.He’ssuretocomeintomoney.Thewholefamilyiswealthy.Doyouthinkhemightbeinterestedinyou?"

           "Oh,possiblyyes,Ipresumeso,"repliedBerenice,airily,forshedidnottaketookindlytothisevidenceofparentalinterest.

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