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AN ANSWER.
“What do they call them dancers the corpse de
ballet for?” asked Mr. Verigreen of old Roger, at the
theatre. The old fellow was watching them intently
from the parquette, with a double magnifying opera
glass, and did n't wish to be disturbed, but answered: —
“Because no live dancers can jump half so high as they
can.”
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