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That would be 
the old story 
of the village 
maiden about 
to marry one 
of her o w n 
class* Of 
course s h c 
loves the laird 
of the Manor 
disguised as a 
shepherd. The 
c o m plications 
are apparent, 
and one could 
w e a v e the 
ballet dances 
of a fantastic 
as well as a realistic 
nature. 
I have heard 
some of the Scot- 
tish folk-songs, and 
these I find both 
charming and mysti- 
cal, and for this 
reason they would. 
I think, make an 
excellent 
found a t i o n 
for a great 
artistic bal- 
let. As far 
as Scotch 
dancing is 
concerned, I 
have always 
thought that 
it bears a 
greater re- 
semblance to 
the Taran- 
tella of Italy 
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