I longed so to be dancing, and had such bitter feelings because I never had been taught.

After I left the room, I could see Richard was uncomfortable; he looked often at the door, and was not very attentive to his partner.

No one else seemed to miss me.

Mr.Langenau talked constantly to Miss Lowder, with whom he had been dancing, and never looked once toward where I had been sitting.
A long time after, when they had been dancing--hours it seemed to me--Miss Lowder seemed to feel faint or tired, and Mr.Langenau came out with her, and took her up-stairs to the dressing-room.
Ashamed to be seen looking in at the window, I ran into the library and sat down.

There was a student's lamp upon the table, but the room had no other light.