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Chapter 6

           

           TheirfirstpausewasattheCrownInn,aninconsiderablehouse,thoughtheprincipaloneofthesort,whereacoupleofpairofpost-horseswerekept,morefortheconvenienceoftheneighbourhoodthanfromanyrunontheroad;andhiscompanionshadnotexpectedtobedetainedbyanyinterestexcitedthere;butinpassingittheygavethehistoryofthelargeroomvisiblyadded;ithadbeenbuiltmanyyearsagoforaball-room,andwhiletheneighbourhoodhadbeeninaparticularlypopulous,dancingstate,hadbeenoccasionallyusedassuchbutsuchbrilliantdayshadlongpassedaway,andnowthehighestpurposeforwhichitwaseverwantedwastoaccommodateawhistclubestablishedamongthegentlemenandhalf-gentlemenoftheplace.Hewasimmediatelyinterested.Itscharacterasaball-roomcaughthim;andinsteadofpassingon,hestoptforseveralminutesatthetwosuperiorsashedwindowswhichwereopen,tolookinandcontemplateitscapabilities,andlamentthatitsoriginalpurposeshouldhaveceased.Hesawnofaultintheroom,hewouldacknowledgenonewhichtheysuggested.No,itwaslongenough,broadenough,handsomeenough.Itwouldholdtheverynumberforcomfort.Theyoughttohaveballsthereatleasteveryfortnightthroughthewinter.

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