I never spoke to her myself; but I've no doubt she was unable to open her mouth without betraying her origin; but perhaps on that occasion she had the grace to keep silent, and she danced fairly well." "Was her head turned by the honour ?" asked Sophia, led by the other's tone to expect a sequel to the tale.
"Poor girl! The end was sadder than that.

She caught a violent cold, from wearing a dress cut low when she wasn't accustomed to it, and she died in a week.

When we heard of it I was glad that he _had_ danced with her; but some were cruel enough to say that it served Blake right for his presumption.

He was so broken-hearted he left the place.

The dress she wore that night was a green silk, and he had her buried in it; and some one told the Prince, and he sent some flowers.