First ball in Versailles It only happens once in a lifetime

The King entered and the humming in the room faded away for a moment, and then erupted even more loudly, heightened by expressions of delight in Louis XVIs costume. The ladies sank to the floor in respectful curtsies while the gentlemen bowed deeply to the King. Pink with embarrassment, Louis XVI sat down next to the Queen. Chief Master of Ceremonies, the Marquis de DreuxBrézé, declared that the ball was about to be opened. This is when the most important part begins, Therese de Vaudreuil whispered i