There, in the happy days when dear Monsieur John was young, and the eighteenth century old, she had often repaired under guard of her mother--dead now, alas!--and Monsieur John would slip away from the dull play and dry society of Theatre d'Orleans, and come around with his crowd of elegant friends; and through the long sweet hours of the ball she had danced, and laughed, and coquetted under her satin mask, even to the baffling and tormenting of that prince of gentlemen, dear Monsieur John himself.

No man of questionable blood dare set his foot within the door.

Many noble gentlemen were pleased to dance with her.

Colonel De -- -- and General La -- --: city councilmen and officers from the Government House.

There were no paid dancers then.