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To Paris And Prison: Paris

CHAPTER VI
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His dance is true harmony, the real dance, of which you have no idea in Italy." At the end of the second act, Dupres appeared again, still with a mask, and danced to a different tune, but in my opinion doing exactly the same as before.

He advanced to the very footlights, and stopped one instant in a graceful attitude.

Patu wanted to force my admiration, and I gave way.
Suddenly everyone round me exclaimed,-- "Look! look! he is developing himself!" And in reality he was like an elastic body which, in developing itself, would get larger.

I made Patu very happy by telling him that Dupres was truly very graceful in all his movements.

Immediately after him we had a female dancer, who jumped about like a fury, cutting to right and left, but heavily, yet she was applauded 'con furore'.
"This is," said Patu, "the famous Camargo.


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