Part 282: Donny A

Hold the waist firm. Now, one step right and two steps left.

Ouch!

Gosh, I'm real sorry, ma'am! I don't mean to keep doin' that.

It seems that your good memory does not extend past books. Much to the chagrin of my aching foot.

It ain't just that I don't know the moves. But when I'm dancin' with you, Maribelle, I get... flustered, I guess.

Have you no decency, Donnel? A true gentleman must keep his feelings in check! Now you have me feeling self-conscious as well...

I'm tryin' just as hard as I can, but I think any fella'd get distracted.

You're all pretty 'n' lovely 'n' beautiful, Maribelle, and I'm just a smelly old-

That is quite enough!

I don't mean to be inappropriate or nothin', Maribelle. But I know you don't want to hear junk like that from a pig slopper like me.

That's not true. ...Well, not precisely. You're earnest and dedicated in all that you undertake, Donnel, and I respect that.

You do?

Yes. And now that we're finished praising one another, shall we return to our lesson?

Oh. So you sayin' all that was just another part of "high society learnin'"?

No, I spoke sincerely. But now, for whatever reason, I no longer feel self-conscious.

Me neither!

I suppose frankly airing one's thoughts and feelings can be a...liberating thing.

Now that's the real lesson!

Oh, no. You're not finished yet! With me, now, Donnel! One, two, three... One, two, three...