She little knew what sorrow had been brought into Hanz's home since she left Nyack; nor did it occur to her that old Father Hanz, as she playfully called him, might even then be within the sound of her voice.
The company had all assembled, the musicians were beginning to tune their instruments, and the time for dancing was drawing near.

Mrs.
Chapman flattered herself that Bowling Green would wake up in the morning to find that she had carried its outworks.

But notwithstanding all the pushing she had done, and all the pushing her friends had done for her, she had not succeeded in catching the sort of people she had thrown her net for.

There was Topman and Mrs.Topman, moving here and there in all the elegance of full dress.

There were a number of others, who were always ready to accept an invitation where there was dancing to be done, or an opportunity afforded to show themselves in their best clothes.