all round; each gentleman giving his right hand to his partner at starting, his left to the next lady, then his right again, and so all round, till all have returned to their places. (This occupies sixteen bars of the music.) First couple promenade inside figure, returning to places with their backs turned to opposite couple.  The side couple on their right falls in immediately behind them; the fourth couple follows, the second couple remaining in their places.  A double line is thus formed—­ladies on one side and gentlemen on the other. (3rd eight bars.) All chassez croisez, ladies left, gentlemen right, behind partners.  First lady leads off, turning sharply round to the right; first gentleman does the same to the left, meeting at the bottom of the quadrille, and promenade back to places.  All the ladies follow first lady; all the gentlemen follow first gentleman; and as each meets his partner at the bottom of the figure, they touch hands, then fall back in two lines—­ladies on one side, gentlemen on the other—­facing each other. (4th eight bars.) Four ladies join hands, advance and retreat; four gentlemen ditto at the same time; then each turns his partner to places. (5th eight bars.) Grande chaine again.  Second and side couples repeat the whole figure in succession, each couple taking its turn to lead off, as the first had done. Grande chaine between each figure and in conclusion.

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VII.—­THE LANCERS FOR SIXTEEN, OR DOUBLE LANCERS.

1st figure.—­Two first ladies and vis-a-vis gentlemen begin at the same moment, and go through the figure as in Single Lancers.  All balancez to corners; in other words, each lady sets to gentleman at her right, who turns her to her place.  Second couples and sides repeat as usual.

2nd Figure.—­First couples advance, retreat, advance again, leaving ladies in centre; set to partners and turn to places.  Two side couples nearest first couples join them; two side couples nearest second couples do the same, thus forming eight in each line.  They all advance and retreat, holding hands, then turn partners to places.  Repeated by second and side couples as usual.

3rd Figure.—­First ladies advance and stop; vis-a-vis gentlemen ditto; courtesy profoundly, bow, and back to places.  Ladies do the moulinet, gentlemen go round outside, and back to places.  Or, ladies advance and courtesy to each other and then to partners; gentlemen, doing the same when the second and fourth couples begin the figure, as in Single Lancers.

4th Figure.—­First couples advance to couples on their right; bow and courtesy; cross to opposite side, bow and courtesy, chassez croisez, and return to places.  Right and left to opposite places, and back again.  Second couples and sides repeat figure.

5th Figure.—­Grande chaine all round, pausing at the end of every eight bars to bow and courtesy; continue chaine back to places, which will occupy altogether thirty-two bars of the music.  Figure almost the same as in Single Lancers.  Both first couples lead round, side couples falling in behind, thus forming four sets of lines.  Figure repeated by second and side couples; grande chaine between each figure and at the conclusion.