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Andshesatthere，pensive，listeningtotheracketmadebyhersister—in—law——aten—horsepoweratwork——whonow，lendingahandtohertwoservants，clearedthetable，takingeverythingoutofthedining—roomtoaccommodatethedancers，vociferating，likethecaptainofafrigateonhisquarter—deckwhentakinghisshipintoaction：
\"Haveyouplentyofraspberrysyrup？\"\"Runoutandbuysomemoreorgeat！\"\"There’snotenoughglasses。Where’sthe’eaurougie’？Takethosesixbottlesof’vinordinaire’andmakemore。MindthatCoffinet，theporter，doesn’tgetany。\"\"Caroline，mygirl，youaretowaitatthesideboard；you’llhavetongueandhamtosliceincasetheydancetillmorning。Butmind，nowaste！Keepaneyeoneverything。Passmethebroom；putmoreoilinthoselamps；don’tmakeblunders。Arrangetheremainsofthedessertsoastomakeashowonthesideboard；askmysistertocomeandhelpus。I’msureIdon’tknowwhatshe’sthinkingabout，thatdawdle！Heavens，howslowsheis！
Here，takeawaythesechairs，they’llwantalltheroomtheycanget。\"
ThesalonwasfullofBarniols，Collevilles，Phellions，Laudigeois，andmanyotherswhomtheannouncementofadanceattheThuilliers’，spreadaboutintheLuxembourgbetweentwoandfourintheafternoon，thehouratwhichthebourgeoisietakesitswalk，haddrawnthither。