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• Owls and other sagacious birds also came from afar to see the fun, attracted by the light of the fire; for the ballroom was the green sward of the forest, which was illuminated for the occasion by a bonfire that would have roasted a megatherium whole, and also would have furnished accommodation for a pot large enough to boil an elephant. —  The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains
• All the entrances to the ballroom were occupied by soldiers, and Fanfaro saw at once that he was lost My lord marquis," said the officer, turning to the master of the house, "I regret very much to disturb you, but I must obey my order. —  The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II
• And so it seemed; for although young Racowitza even then accosted him in the ballroom, the friendly Holthoff soon arranged an informal betrothal; and Lassalle was on the eve of a great public triumph which seemed more likely to take him to the throne than to the scaffold To many this will seem an exaggeration. —  Immortal Memories
• But a ballroom is no fit place for abstract meditation. —  The Great Amulet
• The waltz in the ballroom is as serious as the debate in the parish council. —  George Bernard Shaw

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