Alfred de Rosann — page 87: what you’re looking at

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78 ALFRED DE ROSANN. gazed. The idea of how far more transcendant was the loveliness of his own dear girl than the beauties of Selina, caused a smile of satisfaction to play upon his countenance; and the self-deluded young lady did not fail to notice it, and appreciate its origin in her favour. Perhaps she fancied that she was not indifferent to our hero; peradventure her fond imagination decetved her with the hope that she had pleased him: at all events her features expressed a placid contentment and hap- piness. De Rosann remarked the renovation of her Spirits, and supposed that his resolution to procrasti- nate his departure was the cause. _ The gay quadrille commenced—* glanced the many twinkling feet’? of those engaged in threading its mazes—and the enlivening sounds of the music fell joyously on every ear. Selina danced with grace, but without affectation; and her bewitching form was the admiration of several idlers who stood near to witness the evolutions of “ Terpsichore’s votaries.” “Amongst them our hero recognised the two gentle- men who were present when La Motte was exposed at Mr. Robson’s table; and as he returned their salu- tation with a polite bow, he noticed that Mr. Jenkins had changed his silver spectacles for gold ones on this occasion, and that Mr. Goldsmith had° added four new seals to the seven already pendant to his watch- chain. The recollection of the extraordinary efforts of their united imaginations at Mr. Robson’s house called a smile to his lips, and at the same moment his glances met those of Selina, as she returned from completing the figure called en avant deux, or l’été. Alas! poor Selina—again she mistook the meaning of that smile—again she appropriated it as an offering to herself{—again her heart felt light, her pride was gratified —and again she was mistaken! It was not singular if Selina and De Rosann were the most remarkable couple that graced the guadrille. The handsome person of our hero, and the sylph-like form of his modest partner, could not fail to attract attention. His coal-black hair was parted above his comichbooks.com