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Chapter XVII

           IturnedmyfaceawaytoconcealasmileIcouldnotsuppress:therewassomethingludicrousaswellaspainfulinthelittleParisienne’searnestandinnatedevotiontomattersofdress. 

           Asoftsoundofrisingnowbecameaudible;thecurtainwassweptbackfromthearch; throughitappearedthedining-room,withitslitlustrepouringdownlightonthesilverandglassofamagnificentdessert-servicecoveringalongtable; abandofladiesstoodintheopening;theyentered,andthecurtainfellbehindthem. 

           Therewerebuteight;yet,somehow,astheyflockedin,theygavetheimpressionofamuchlargernumber. Someofthemwereverytall;manyweredressedinwhite;andallhadasweepingamplitudeofarraythatseemedtomagnifytheirpersonsasamistmagnifiesthemoon. Iroseandcurtseyedtothem:oneortwobenttheirheadsinreturn,theothersonlystaredatme. 

           Theydispersedabouttheroom,remindingme,bythelightnessandbuoyancyoftheirmovements,ofaflockofwhiteplumybirds. Someofthemthrewthemselvesinhalf-recliningpositionsonthesofasandottomans:somebentoverthetablesandexaminedtheflowersandbooks:therestgatheredinagrouproundthefire: alltalkedinalowbutcleartonewhichseemedhabitualtothem. Iknewtheirnamesafterwards,andmayaswellmentionthemnow. 

           First,therewasMrs.Eshtonandtwoofherdaughters. Shehadevidentlybeenahandsomewoman,andwaswellpreservedstill. 

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