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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 making 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 dove below.