The things we do!

I resolved that if she permitted another man to teach
her that dance it should be all over between us. It was a terrible
thought to me, that of losing Jane, and it came like a very stroke
upon my heart. I would think of her sweet little form, so compact and
graceful; of her gray, calm eyes, so full of purity and mischief; of
her fair oval face, almost pale, and wonder if I could live without
the hope of her. I determined, however, that if she learned the new
dance with any other man I would throw that hope to the winds, whether
I lived or died. St. George! I believe I should have died.
The evening was devoted to learning the new dance, and I saw Mary
busily engaged imparting information among the ladies. As we were
about to disperse I heard her say to Brandon:
"You have greatly pleased the king by bringing him a new amusement. He
asked me where I learned it, and I told him you had taught it to
Caskoden, and that I had it from him. I told Caskoden so that he can
tell the same story.


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