They were dancing around the fountain, arm in arm, in an old Dutch dan…

Mark Helprin
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They were dancing around the fountain, arm in arm, in an old Dutch dance, their cheeks touching, their hands entwined. They had no music; they hummed. And there was no reason for them to be dancing that Peter Lake could see, except that it was an exceptionally beautiful night. ✨ Mark Helprin (1983). Winter's Tale, p.72, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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