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the " giddy mazes of the waltz ; " and, finally, Charley 

 set the ship shaking with laughter by attempting a 

 pas de deux with Madame Hans. The old cook had 

 crawled up the ladder from below, and, forgetting his 

 troubles and his " reindeers," applauded the actors 

 vociferously. But he was soon observed to be mak- 

 ing off from the " gay and festive " scene. A dozen 

 voices called loudly after him, — 



" Hallo, cook ! — come back and have a dance ! " 



" Vat for me dance, and make nonsense, ven dere 

 be no vomens ? " 



" But here 's Mrs. Hans, cook." 



" Ugh ! " — and he dived below. 



