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Chapter XXII. THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON On the morrow, nothing was talked of in Paris but the ball which the aldermen of the city were to give to the king and queen, and in which their Majesties were to dance the famous La Merlaison—the favorite
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From this reading aldermen of the city were to give to the king and queen, and in which
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From this reading aldermen of the city were to give to the king and queen, and in which
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From this reading On the morrow, nothing was talked of in Paris but the ball which the
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From this reading THE BALLET OF LA MERLAISON
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From this reading their Majesties were to dance the famous La Merlaison—the favorite
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From this reading aldermen of the city were to give to the king and queen, and in which
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From this reading On the morrow, nothing was talked of in Paris but the ball which the
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From this reading Chapter XXII.
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