when the clockmaker had completed the portrait of the youngest child in the village , only then did he rest from his daily routine of work for he had worked with a passion that would not let him rest , had worked through the sabbath each week and through the festivals celebrated by the villagers , stopping reluctantly when they begged him to partake of their feasts , to listen to the music their musicians played while the villagers danced and to hold the hands of friends on either side and dance in circles with them .