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XXXVI. Wealth in Jeopardy—The Revel

           

           Thecentralspace,togetherwiththerecessatoneend,wasemptiedofallincumbrances,andthisarea,coveringabouttwo-thirdsofthewhole,wasappropriatedforthegathering,theremainingend,whichwaspiledtotheceilingwithoats,beingscreenedoffwithsail-cloth.Tuftsandgarlandsofgreenfoliagedecoratedthewalls,beams,andextemporizedchandeliers,andimmediatelyoppositetoOakarostrumhadbeenerected,bearingatableandchairs.Heresatthreefiddlers,andbesidethemstoodafranticmanwithhishaironend,perspirationstreamingdownhischeeks,andatambourinequiveringinhishand.

           Thedanceended,andontheblackoakfloorinthemidstanewrowofcouplesformedforanother.

           "Now,ma’am,andnooffenceIhope,Iaskwhatdanceyouwouldlikenext?"saidthefirstviolin.

           "Really,itmakesnodifference,"saidtheclearvoiceofBathsheba,whostoodattheinnerendofthebuilding,observingthescenefrombehindatablecoveredwithcupsandviands.Troywaslollingbesideher.

           "Then,"saidthefiddler,"I’llventuretonamethattherightandproperthingis’TheSoldier’sJoy’therebeingagallantsoldiermarriedintothefarmhey,mysonnies,andgentlemenall?"

           "Itshallbe’TheSoldier’sJoy,’"exclaimedachorus.

           "Thanksforthecompliment,"saidthesergeantgaily,takingBathshebabythehandandleadinghertothetopofthedance.

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