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Chapter XI

           IsometimesregrettedthatIwasnothandsomer; Isometimeswishedtohaverosycheeks,astraightnose,andsmallcherrymouth;Idesiredtobetall,stately,andfinelydevelopedinfigure;IfeltitamisfortunethatIwassolittle,sopale,andhadfeaturessoirregularandsomarked. AndwhyhadItheseaspirationsandtheseregrets?Itwouldbedifficulttosay:Icouldnotthendistinctlysayittomyself;yetIhadareason,andalogical,naturalreasontoo.However,whenIhadbrushedmyhairverysmooth,andputonmyblackfrockwhich,Quakerlikeasitwas,atleasthadthemeritoffittingtoanicetyandadjustedmycleanwhitetucker,IthoughtIshoulddorespectablyenoughtoappearbeforeMrs.Fairfax,andthatmynewpupilwouldnotatleastrecoilfrommewithantipathy. Havingopenedmychamberwindow,andseenthatIleftallthingsstraightandneatonthetoilettable,Iventuredforth. 

           Traversingthelongandmattedgallery,Idescendedtheslipperystepsofoak;thenIgainedthehall: Ihaltedthereaminute;Ilookedatsomepicturesonthewalls(one,Iremember,representedagrimmaninacuirass,andonealadywithpowderedhairandapearlnecklace),atabronzelamppendentfromtheceiling,atagreatclockwhosecasewasofoakcuriouslycarved,andebonblackwithtimeandrubbing. Everythingappearedverystatelyandimposingtome;butthenIwassolittleaccustomedtograndeur. Thehall-door,whichwashalfofglass,stoodopen;Isteppedoverthethreshold. 

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