It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have been…

Jane Austen
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It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have been known of young people passing many, many months successively without being at any ball of any description, and no material injury accrue either to body or mind. ✨ Jane Austen (2009). Emma, p.151, Wild Jot Press
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