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by a fort of double motion, and then upon the other alter- 1777* 

 nately, in which attitude they kept fnapping their fingers ; 

 and, at the end, they repeated, with great agility, the briflc 

 movements, in which the former group of female dancers 

 had Ihewn themfelves fo expert. 



In a little time, a perfon entered unexpe6ledly, and faid 

 fomething in a ludicrous way, about the fireworks that had 

 been exhibited, which extorted a burft of laughter from the 

 multitude. After this, we had a dance compofed of the 

 men who attended, or had followed, Feenou. They formed 

 a double circle (i. e. one within another) of twenty-four 

 each, round the chorus, and began a gentle foothing fong,. 

 with correfponding motions of the hands and head. This 

 lafted a confiderable time, and then changed to a much 

 quicker meafure, during which they repeated fentences^ 

 either in conjuncTiion with the chorus, or in anfwer to fome 

 fpoken by that band. They then retreated to the back part 

 of the circle, as the women had done, and again advanced^ 

 on each fide, in a triple row, till they forined a femicircle, 

 which was done very flowly, by inclining the body on one 

 leg, and advancing the other a little way, as they put it 

 down. They accompanied this, with fuch a foft air as they 

 had fung at the beginning ; but foon changed it to repeat 

 fentenccs in a harfher tone, at the fame time quickening the 

 dance very much, till they finilhed with a general fliout 

 and clap of the hands. The fame was repeated feveral 

 times; but, at laft, they formed a double circle, as at the 

 beginning, danced, and repeated very quickly, and finally 

 clofed with feveral very dexterous tranfpofitions of the two 

 circles. 



The entertainments of this memorable night concluded 

 with a dance, in which the principal people pre feat 



exhibited. 



