Old Brooke takes half a dozen quick steps, and away goes the
ball spinning towards the School goal, seventy yards before it touches ground, and at no point above twelve or fifteen feet high, a model kick-off; and the School-house cheer and rush on.
"No, my dear, for me there are no
balls now where one enjoys oneself," said Anna, and Kitty detected in her eyes that mysterious world which was not open to her.
After a moment he added: "Only I wish it hadn't had to be at a
ball."
Churchill's illness, and wanted to know how she was treated; and as for the
ball, it was shocking to have dear Emma disappointed; but they would all be safer at home.
"Well, my lord, I sew up the paper in the
ball and you, in your game of tennis, will send the
ball into the ditch."
To engage her early for the two first dances was all the command of individual happiness which he felt in his power, and the only preparation for the
ball which he could enter into, in spite of all that was passing around him on the subject, from morning till night.
On her deck stood Kenneth and Ursula MacNair, and in her hand, as a most precious treasure, the bride carried a
ball of gray homespun yarn."
He imagined himself as an enormously tall, powerful man who was throwing cannon
balls at the French with both hands.
'I should like to see you very much; but I shall have many opportunities of seeing you equally charming, on the occasion of some of the numberless
balls and parties that are to be, and I cannot disappoint my friends by postponing my return so long.'
The young woman did as she was bid, and when she had taken her place and turned to face him the boy threw the
ball to her.
Then the Prince rode home to the old Mother Dragon, who was full of wonder when she saw him, and said, 'You have succeeded to-day in looking after my mare, and as a reward you shall come to my
ball to-night.' She gave him at the same time a cloak made of copper, and led him to a big room where several young he-dragons and she-dragons were dancing together.
After some weeks the scraps of paper became little hard round
balls, and when the pockets were filled he dumped them out upon the floor.