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What does pool of quadrille mean
She had also asked him twice to dine at Rosings, and had sent for him only the Saturday before, to make up her pool of quadrille in the evening
5. Aug. 2012 04:26
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a "pool" of quadrille is the complete number of people needed to dance the quadrille, which is 8 (four pairs of people).
A quadrille is a square dance.
A "pool" in this context means a "group."
5. August 2012
It sounds as if this sentence comes from an old fashioned novel. The lady wanted him to be in her quadrille set so that she could dance with him.
5. August 2012
Here is an example of a 19th century quadrille dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syiClqV1HBQ&feature=fvwrel
5. August 2012
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