Oct. 17, 2001, 1:02 a.m. (Message 27908, in reply to message 27906)
G'Day, The diagram in my copy of MMMII shows the man between the two ladies and the diagram appears after bars 1-8. This means, to me, modifying the circle so that 1st lady finishes on the left of her partner towards the men's side of the dance. I also interpret this to be why the word 'now' appears in the description of bars 17-24 where the 1st man has to finish the hands round and back towards the ladies' side of the dance. This does work! 1st lady is moving in the right direction to join the reel in bars 1-8 and the 1st man in 17-24. Brian Charlton, Sydney, Australia.