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fancy came into his mind that he
would go to the opera and see this
pearl. 1t would be treat for his son
and daughter.
A carriage came slowly down the
river road, where carriages did not
often come. The master looked at 1t with
languid surprise and lifted his glass
to his lips. But 1t stopped at his own
door, and he set the glass down again
in surprise. A gilded footman got
down and opened the carriage door and
very beautiful lady got out. The
footman pushed back the iron gateway
Of the little front garden and the
splendid lady came in, waved her hand
and laughed, and then she ran up the
steps and out of his sight, and he could
hear the mufhed thunder of knock
ing at the door.
He had scarcely risen to his feet,
slowly trying to recall the face that
had just laughed at him, when the
door of the dancing-room opened and
splendid lady came In, bringing a
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The master bowed, but the lady ran
rapidly across the room, and before he
was well aware Of 1t she had kissed
him on both cheeks. lie seemed to DO
enveloped in an atmosphere Of del
icate, haunted perfume as she caressed
him. Then she let him go, and fell
back little, looking at him and
laughing. He had confused sense
that she was dressed In rare brocades
that glowed with crimson and orange,
and that her cloak was brightly blue.
She was not veryuhandsome, perhaps,
but she looked handsome in her rich
habit and many Jewels on her fingers
and throat. Her great, dark eyes
danced with mischief, and as she
nodded her head the feathers in her
hat danced also.
"You do not know me-" she said. II
am-" and then she gave him the name
Of the dancer who. had become the
talk of the town.
The master took q pinch Of snuff and
bowed again, while he murmured
something about the honor in tone
that implied question.
"You don't remember me?" she said
again. "Ah, remember you," and she
mentioned this time another name
the name of little girl whom he had
sent away from his class because she
was so incapable.
The man sought in his memory over
space of nearly ten years; then he re-
membered, bowed again, and again
took snuff.
The splendid lady would take no de-
NAL; he must needs come that very
evening and see his old pupil dance at
the opera. She had got the noblest
box in the house for him. He must
and should come. There was some
thing about her manner which was
quite irresistible. So he promised and
the shining vision vanished leaving
behind it in his mind a tumble of color
and jewels and perfumes and divine
eyes and divine laugh. He watched
) the coach drive off from the window,
and the dancer leaned out Of the win
dow and waved her hand to him mer-
rily till she was out of sight.
That evening the old dancing-master
sat in the opera house In the noblest
box in the theater. He sat between
,, his son-in-law and his daughter, with
his eyes fixed upon the stage. The
, great theater was packed and when al
length the time came for the ballet
and the curtain drawing up revealed
the adored dancer, the house raved al
her. Only the master, in his sober
black and white, sat with his hands
! folded on the front of the box and
. waited.
The dance began. 1t was marvellous
The dancers body was plastic, supple
exquisite. She danced a strange dance
in which she did wonders with long
sill1en scarf, moving hither and thithel
> like some figure from Grecian vase
!, from Pompeiian wall When it ended
and the house ragged for more, she dc
y Spanish dance, in which, to the click
a ing Of her castagnettes, she expressed
q hurriedly, triumphantly, all the pas
a sion of the south. When it was ovel
!, the house rained flowers upon tn,
n stage, and thousand hands thunderet
an applause that brought the woman
p again and again before the curtain.
When 1t was over servant Of tn,
q theater came to the box to beg tina
q the master would come to the dancer
). dressing-room. He babe his children
q go home and followed the messenge
!. behind the scenes to the dancers room
A crowd of men were waiting outsid,
,, it. He alone was admitted. She wa
- changing her dress behind the screen
- but soon came out again, clasped hin
h by the hand, kissed him on boil
). cheeks and thanked him for coming
a Then she talked volubly Of all tn
a places she had seen, and showed hin
q trophies of her triumphs, wreaths o
"a gold, wreaths of silver and rare jewels
N and finally she asked him If be woul
A come out to supper with her and som
q friends, and she mentioned some grea
a names. The old man declined with hi
a polite bow, and would have withdrawn
y but she insisted upon his staying an
seeing her to her coach. So PRESENT.
ia the impatient young men and the In
"a patient old men waiting outside ha
4 the surprise of seeing their idol com
a out in all her splendor leaning on tn
- arm of little gentleman in blacl
=, who showed traces Of snuff on tn
= ruffle of his shirt.
70 Through the crowd there the maste
It escorted the dancer to the stage dool
10 and through the crowd outside tn
,e stage door he conducted her to he
ri coach. AS he still declined to accom-
Ie pany her she leaned out of the window
h. waving aside, as she did SO, the thron
w of her admirers and the handsome ger
v. tleman who was waiting to take HI
,e place at her side.
,e WELL" she said with bright laugh