The dance. Such a lovely dance. But you dance so lightly. Amanda dances so well. But you dance so lightly. (Do you remember the other dance?) Phil Ferrier was here, remember, last year. (He danced with me. He could dance rather well. He is dead.) We were all so sorry when we heard about Phil. (How long will you live and be able to dance with me?) Yes. Phil was a fine fellow. We all liked Phil. (Do not talk of the dead. At first we talk of the dead, we write of the dead, We send their things to their people when we can find them, We write letters to you about them, we say we liked him, He fought well, he died bravely, here is his sword, Here is his pistol, his letters, his photograph case; You will like to have these things, they will do instead. But the war goes on too long. After a while you still want to talk of the dead. But we are too tired. We will send you the pistol still,