Bursting out of the crowd, Helen approached them, and took a vacant chair.
"May I sit by you ?" she said, smiling and breathing fast.

"I suppose I ought to be ashamed of myself," she went on, sitting down, "at my age." Her beauty, now that she was flushed and animated, was more expansive than usual, and both the ladies felt the same desire to touch her.
"I _am_ enjoying myself," she panted.

"Movement--isn't it amazing ?" "I have always heard that nothing comes up to dancing if one is a good dancer," said Mrs.Thornbury, looking at her with a smile.
Helen swayed slightly as if she sat on wires.
"I could dance for ever!" she said.

"They ought to let themselves go more!" she exclaimed.

"They ought to leap and swing.