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Dinner was prepared in a spacious hall.
Several small tables were placed in the middle of the hall for the new married couple and the rest of the dwarfs,
who were all splendidly dressed after the German fashion.
After dinner, the dwarfs began to dance after the Russian way, which lasted till eleven at night.
It is easy to imagine how much the Tsar and the rest of the company were delighted at the comical capers,
strange grimaces,
and odd postures of that medley of pygmies,
most of whom were so short that their size alone had people in fits of laughter.
One had a high hunch on his back and very short legs,