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Such was the constancy of Dobrzynski to Zosia.

Zosia was dancing merrily: but, though she was in the first

couple, from a distance she could hardly be seen; on the broad

surface of the turf-spread court, in her green gown and decked

with garlands and with flowery wreaths, she circled amid the

grasses and flowers unseen in her flight, guiding the dance as an

angel guides the motion of the stars by night: you could guess

where she was, for towards her all eyes were turned and all arms

stretched out; towards her the tumult pressed. In vain did the

Chamberlain strive to remain by her side; his envious rivals had

already pressed him out of the first couple: nor did the happy

Dombrowski long enjoy his triumph; he yielded her to a second,

but a third was already hastening up; and he, too, at once

pressed aside, departed without hope. At last Zosia, by this time

wearied, met Thaddeus as she passed down the line; and, fearing

further change, and wishing to remain with him, she brought the

dance to an end.