The Girl I Left Behind Me (1826)
Reconstruction by Jonathan Sivier
Triple proper longways

A1 First couples dance down the outside of the set and return to place, 
while the third couples dance up the middle and return to place.

A2 First couples down the middle, return and cast off to second place, 
the second couples moving up, while the third couples dance up the 
outside and return to place.

B1 First and third couples right hands across and then left hands back.

B2 First and second couples do four changes of rights and lefts.

    Here are the original instructions:

1st Couple down outside + back 3d Couple at the same time up the Centre 
and back _ 1st Couple down the middle and back casting off 3d Couple at 
the same time up the outside and back _ 1st + 3d Couple hands across 1/2 
round changing hand and half round back _ 1st + 2d Couple right and left
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The ball-room manual of contra dances and social cotillons, with remarks on
quadrilles and Spanish dance.

THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND ME.80 Steps.
Longways triple (or duple, kinda)

A1: 1-4: First couple down the centre with the second lady, 
    5-8: up, leaving the lady at the foot

A2: 1-4: first couple down the centre with the second gent.
    5-8: up, leaving gent. at foot


B1: 1-4: first couple down the centre, 
    5-8: both couples up the centre (2s in the lead, progressive!)

B2: 1-8: right and left at head of set (same 2 couples).

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