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the admiration and satisfaction   in   that  quarter  when   the   couples 

had formed themselves for the dance�察�and the Squire led off with 

Mrs。     Crackenthorp�察      �joining    hands     with    the   Rector    and    Mrs。 

Osgood。 That was as it  should  be!that  was   what  everybody  had 

been used to!and the charter of   Raveloe   seemed  to  be   renewed 

by the ceremony。 It was not thought of as an unbecoming levity for 

the   old   and   middle´aged       people    to   dance   a   little  before  sitting 

down to cards�察�but rather as part of their  social   duties。   For  what 

were these if not to be merry at appropriate times�察�interchanging 

visits   and    poultry    with   due   frequency�察    �paying     each   other    old´ 

established      compliments        in  sound    traditional     phrases�察   �passing 

well´tried personal jokes�察�urging your guests to eat and drink too 

much out of hospitality�察�and eating and drinking too much in your 

neighbour¨s   house   to   show   that   you   liked   your   cheer�拭  �And   the 

parson naturally set an example in these social duties。 For it would 

not  have   been   possible   for   the   Raveloe   mind�察  �without   a   peculiar 

revelation�察     �to  know    that   a   clergyman      should    be   a   pale´faced 

memento of solemnities�察�instead of a reasonably faulty man whose 

exclusive authority to read prayers and preach�察�to christen�察�marry�察�

and bury you�察�necessarily co´existed with the right to sell you the 

ground   to   be   buried   in   and   to   take   tithe   in   kind�察  �on   which   last 

point�察�of course�察�there was a little grumbling�察�but not to the extent 

of irreligion!not of deeper significance than the grumbling at the 

rain�察�which was by no means accompanied with a spirit of impious 

defiance�察�but with a desire that the prayer for fine weather might 

be read forthwith。 

    There   was   no   reason�察  �then�察  �why   the   Rector¨s   dancing   should 

not be received as part of the fitness of things quite as much as the 

Squire¨s�察  �or  why�察  �on   the  other  hand�察  �Mr。   Macey¨s   official   respect 



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should restrain him   from   subjecting  the  parson¨s   performance  to 

that  criticism   with  which  minds   of  extraordinary  acuteness must 

necessarily contemplate the doings of their fallible fellow´men。 

    ^The Squire¨s pretty springe�察�considering his weight�察院�said Mr。 

Macey�察 �and he stamps uncommon well。 But Mr。 Lammeter beats 

¨em all for shapes�此�you see he holds his head like a sodger�察�and he 

isn¨t so cushiony as most o¨ the oldish gentlefolks!they run fat in 

general�察�and he¨s got a fine leg。 The parson¨s nimble enough�察�but 

he hasn¨t got much of a leg�此�it¨s a bit too thick down¨ard�察�and his 

knees might be a bit nearer wi¨out damage�察�but he might do worse�察�

he might do worse。 Though he hasn¨t that grand way o¨ waving his 

hand as the Squire has。 ̄ 

    ^Talk o¨ nimbleness�察�look at Mrs。 Osgood�察院�said Ben Winthrop�察�

who   was   holding   his    son   Aaron   between     his  knees。   ^She    trips 

along with her little steps�察�so as nobody can see how she goes!it¨s 

like as if she had little wheels to her feet。 She doesn¨t look a   day 

older nor last year�此�she¨s the finest´made woman as is�察�let the next 

be where she will。 ̄ 

    ^I don¨t heed how the women are made�察院�said Mr。 Macey�察�with 

some contempt。 ^They wear nayther coat nor breeches�此�you can¨t 

make much out o¨ their shapes。 ̄ 

    ^Fayder�察院  �said   Aaron�察  �whose   feet   were   busy   beating   out   the 

tune�察     �how      does    that    big    cock¨s´feather      stick    in   Mrs。 

Crackenthorp¨s        yead�拭   �Is  there  a  little  hole   for  it�察 �like  in  my 

shuttlecock�拭院�

    ^Hush�察  �lad�察  �hush�察  �that¨s   the   way   the   ladies   dress   theirselves�察�

that is�察院�said the father�察�adding�察�however�察�in an undertone to Mr。 

Macey�此 �It does make her look funny�察�though!partly like a short´ 

necked bottle wi¨ a long quill in it。 Hey�察�by jingo�察�there¨s the young 



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Squire leading off now�察�wi¨ Miss Nancy for partners� �There¨s a lass 

for you� �like a pink´and´white posy!there¨s nobody ¨ud think as 

anybody   could   be   so   pretty。   I   shouldn¨t   wonder   if   she¨s   Madam 

Cass some day�察�arter all!and nobody more rightfuller�察�for they¨d 

make a fine match。 You can find nothing against Master Godfrey¨s 

shapes�察�Macey�察�I¨ll bet a penny。 ̄ 

    Mr。   Macey   screwed   up   his   mouth�察  �leaned   his   head   further   on 

one   side�察  �and  twirled   his   thumbs   with  a   presto   movement   as   his 

eyes   followed   Godfrey   up   the   dance。   At   last   he   summed   up   his 

opinion。 

    ^Pretty     well  down¨ard�察     �but   a  bit  too   round    i¨  the  shoulder´ 

blades。   And   as   for   them   coats   as   he   gets   from   the   Flitton   tailor�察�

they¨re a poor cut to pay double money for。 ̄ 

    ^Ah�察�Mr。 Macey�察�you and me   are  two  folks�察院�said   Ben�察  �slightly 

indignant at this carping。 ^When I¨ve got a pot o¨ good ale�察�I like to 

swaller it�察�and do my inside good�察�i¨stead o¨ smelling and staring at 

it to see if I can¨t find faut wi¨ the brewing。 I should like you to pick 

me   out   a   finer´limbed   young   fellow  nor   Master   Godfrey!one   as 

¨ud   knock   you   down   easier�察  �or¨s   more   pleasanter   looksed   when 

he¨s piert and merry。 ̄ 

    ^Tchuh� 院  �said  Mr。   Macey�察  �provoked   to   increased   severity�察   �he 

isn¨t come to his right colour yet�此�he¨s partly like a slack´baked pie。 

And I doubt he¨s got a soft place in his head�察�else why should he be 

turned round the finger by that offal Dunsey as   nobody¨s seen   o¨ 

late�察�and let him kill that fine hunting hoss as was the talk o¨ the 

country�拭�And one while he was allays after Miss Nancy�察�and then 

it all went off again�察�like a smell o¨ hot porridge�察�as I may say。 That 

wasn¨t my way when I went a´coorting。 ̄ 

    ^Ah�察   �but   mayhap      Miss    Nancy     hung    off  like�察 �and    your   lass 



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didn¨t�察院�said Ben。 

    ^I should say she didn¨t�察院�said Mr。 Macey�察�significantly。 ^Before 

I   said   `sniff¨�察  �I   took   care   to   know   as   she¨d   say   `snaff¨�察  �and   pretty 

quick too。 I wasn¨t a´going to open my mouth�察�like a dog at a fly�察�

and snap it to again�察�wi¨ nothing to swaller。 ̄ 

    ^Well�察  �I   think   Miss   Nancy¨s   a´coming   round   again�察院  �said   Ben�察�

^for Master Godfrey doesn¨t look so down´hearted   tonight。   And  I 

see he¨s for taking her away to sit down�察�now they¨re at the end o¨ 

the dance�此�that looks like sweethearting�察�that does。 ̄ 

    The reason why Godfrey and Nancy had left the dance was not 

so tender as   Ben  imagined。   In   the   close   press   of  couples a   slight 

accident had happened to Nancy¨s dress�察�which�察�while it was short 

enough to show her neat ankle in front�察�was long enough behind to 

be   caught   under   the   stately   stamp   of   the   Squire¨s   foot�察  �so   as   to 

rend     certain    stitches    at  the    waist�察  �and    cause    much      sisterly 

agitation in Priscilla¨s mind�察�as well as serious concern in Nancy¨s。 

One¨s   thoughts   may   be   much   occupied   with   love´struggles�察  �but 

hardly     so   as   to  be   insensible     to   a  disorder     in   the   general 

framework of things。 Nancy had no sooner completed her duty in 

the figure they were dancing than she said to Godfrey�察�with a deep 

blush�察  �that she   must  go   and   sit   down   till   Priscilla   could   come   to 

her�察�for the sisters had already exchanged a short whisper and an 

open´eyed glance full of meaning。 No reason less urgent than this 

could have prevailed on Nancy to give Godfrey this opportunity of 

sitting apart with her。 As for Godfrey�察�he was feeling so happy and 

oblivious under the long charm of the country´dance with Nancy�察�

that he got rather bold on the strength of her confusion�察�and was 

capable of leading her straight away�察�without leave asked�察�into the 

adjoining small parlour�察�where the card´tables were set。 



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    ^Oh     no�察  �thank     you�察院   �said   Nancy�察     �coldly�察  �as   soon    as   she 

perceived   where   he   was   going�察   �not   in   there。   I¨ll      wait   here   till 

Priscilla¨s ready to come to me。 I¨m sorry  to  bring  you  out  of  the 

dance and make myself troublesome。 ̄ 

    ^Why�察  �you¨ll   be   more   comfortable   here   by   yourself�察院  �said   the 

artful   Godfrey。   ^I¨ll leave   you  here   till   your  sister  can   come。 ̄   He 

spoke in an indifferent tone。 

    That     was    an   agreeable      proposition�察     �and    just   what    Nancy 

desired�察�why�察�then�察  �was   she a   little   hurt  that  Mr。   Godfrey  should 

make it�拭�They entered�察�and she seated herself on a chair against 

one   of   the   card´tables�察  �as   the   stiffest   and   most   unapproachable 

position she could choose。 

    ^Thank you�察�sir�察院�she said immediately。 ^I needn¨t give you any 

more trouble。 I¨m sorry you¨ve had such an unlucky partner。 ̄ 

    ^Th

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