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"Opposite to the aumonier's dwelling was the great dancing-house of the town, and when we had bade him good-night, and turned to go back to the inn, I rather tentatively suggested to Marnier that, perhaps, it would be interesting to look in there for a moment.
"‘All right,' he responded, with his most donnish manner. ‘But I expect it will be rather an unwashed crowd.'