Chapter 11

           

           Itmaybepossibletodowithoutdancingentirely.Instanceshavebeenknownofyoungpeoplepassingmany,manymonthssuccessively,withoutbeingatanyballofanydescription,andnomaterialinjuryaccrueeithertobodyormindbutwhenabeginningismadewhenthefelicitiesofrapidmotionhaveoncebeen,thoughslightly,feltitmustbeaveryheavysetthatdoesnotaskformore.

           FrankChurchillhaddancedonceatHighbury,andlongedtodanceagain;andthelasthalf-hourofaneveningwhichMr.WoodhousewaspersuadedtospendwithhisdaughteratRandalls,waspassedbythetwoyoungpeopleinschemesonthesubject.Frank’swasthefirstidea;andhisthegreatestzealinpursuingit;fortheladywasthebestjudgeofthedifficulties,andthemostsolicitousforaccommodationandappearance.ButstillshehadinclinationenoughforshewingpeopleagainhowdelightfullyMr.FrankChurchillandMissWoodhousedancedfordoingthatinwhichsheneednotblushtocompareherselfwithJaneFairfaxandevenforsimpledancingitself,withoutanyofthewickedaidsofvanitytoassisthimfirstinpacingouttheroomtheywereintoseewhatitcouldbemadetoholdandthenintakingthedimensionsoftheotherparlour,inthehopeofdiscovering,inspiteofallthatMr.Westoncouldsayoftheirexactlyequalsize,thatitwasalittlethelargest.

           Hisfirstpropositionandrequest,thatthedancebegunatMr.

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