THE MIDNIGHT SUN
`` No , it was a Frenchman , '' said Sergeant Long quietly . And all agreed that none but a Frenchman could have been capable of dancing on such a spot . CHAPTER XII . THE MIDNIGHT SUN . Sergeant Long 's assertion must appear to have been founded on insufficient evidence . That there had been dancing no one could deny , but that the dancer was a Frenchman , however probable , could not be considered proved . However , the Lieutenant shared the opinion of his subordinate , which did not appear too positive to any of the party , who all agreed in feeling sure that some travellers , with at least one compatriot of Vestris amongst them , had recently encamped on this spot .