Chapter 11

           

           Itmaybepossibletodowithoutdancingentirely.Instanceshavebeenknownofyoungpeoplepassingmany,manymonthssuccessively,withoutbeingatanyballofanydescription,andnomaterialinjuryaccrueeithertobodyormind—butwhenabeginningismade—whenthefelicitiesofrapidmotionhaveoncebeen,thoughslightly,felt—itmustbeaveryheavysetthatdoesnotaskformore.

           FrankChurchillhaddancedonceatHighbury,andlongedtodanceagain;andthelasthalf-hourofaneveningwhichMr.WoodhousewaspersuadedtospendwithhisdaughteratRandalls,waspassedbythetwoyoungpeopleinschemesonthesubject.Frank’swasthefirstidea;andhisthegreatestzealinpursuingit;fortheladywasthebestjudgeofthedifficulties,andthemostsolicitousforaccommodationandappearance.ButstillshehadinclinationenoughforshewingpeopleagainhowdelightfullyMr.FrankChurchillandMissWoodhousedanced—fordoingthatinwhichsheneednotblushtocompareherselfwithJaneFairfax—andevenforsimpledancingitself,withoutanyofthewickedaidsofvanity—toassisthimfirstinpacingouttheroomtheywereintoseewhatitcouldbemadetohold—andthenintakingthedimensionsoftheotherparlour,inthehopeofdiscovering,inspiteofallthatMr.Westoncouldsayoftheirexactlyequalsize,thatitwasalittlethelargest.

           Hisfirstpropositionandrequest,thatthedancebegunatMr.

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