The dances were just whirling and skipping and jumping, each dancer by himself, but all in a circle.
Maximov, hearing that Grushenka wanted to dance, squealed with delight, and ran skipping about in front of her, humming:
“Probably from the stars,—the whole universe undoubtedly saw you skipping off to meet your lady-love. Bah, these women!”
Catching Davy by the hand, and swinging it back and forth as they ran, she went skipping across the road regardless of the dust.
As the appearance passed, he threw the stool at the horse, but heard nothing except the noise of the stool skipping across the bridge.
After which, I was not surprised to see the children skipping backwards after her, exclaiming "Oh, mother, it is such a lovely day for a walk!"
"Scaldings! out of the road all of us that's got thin skulls," continued he, as the shot came skipping across the water in such long bounds as showed we were within range.
Half skipping, half hopping, and wholly undone with laughter and exertion, the three at last reached the place where, for six years, offerings had been made for the gift of the child who stood to these two for love.