He’s brought some news to set them cheering: The regimental band’s appearing! ‘The colonel’s sending it tonight.’ There’ll be a ball! What sheer delight! The girls all jump and grow excited. But dinner’s served. And so by pairs, And arm in arm, they seek their chairs: The girls near Tanya; men delighted To face them; and amid the din, All cross themselves and dig right in.
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