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"Theyounglady,replacinghermask,joinedmywardinpersuadingmetoreturntothegrounds,wheretheconcertwassoontoberenewed.Wedidso,andwalkedupanddowntheterracethatliesunderthecastlewindows.
"Millarcabecameveryintimatewithus,andamuseduswithlivelydescriptionsandstoriesofmostofthegreatpeoplewhomwesawupontheterrace.Ilikedhermoreandmoreeveryminute.Hergossipwithoutbeingill-natured,wasextremelydivertingtome,whohadbeensolongoutofthegreatworld.Ithoughtwhatlifeshewouldgivetooursometimeslonelyeveningsathome.
"Thisballwasnotoveruntilthemorningsunhadalmostreachedthehorizon.ItpleasedtheGrandDuketodancetillthen,soloyalpeoplecouldnotgoaway,orthinkofbed.
"Wehadjustgotthroughacrowdedsaloon,whenmywardaskedmewhathadbecomeofMillarca.Ithoughtshehadbeenbyherside,andshefanciedshewasbymine.Thefactwas,wehadlosther.
"Allmyeffortstofindherwerevain.Ifearedthatshehadmistaken,intheconfusionofamomentaryseparationfromus,otherpeopleforhernewfriends,andhad,possibly,pursuedandlostthemintheextensivegroundswhichwerethrownopentous
