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Chapter 3

           

           LecharmantHippolytewassurprisingbyhisextraordinaryresemblancetohisbeautifulsister,butyetmorebythefactthatinspiteofthisresemblancehewasexceedinglyugly.Hisfeatureswerelikehissister’s,butwhileinhercaseeverythingwaslitupbyajoyous,self-satisfied,youthful,andconstantsmileofanimation,andbythewonderfulclassicbeautyofherfigure,hisfaceonthecontrarywasdulledbyimbecilityandaconstantexpressionofsullenself-confidence,whilehisbodywasthinandweak.Hiseyes,nose,andmouthallseemedpuckeredintoavacant,weariedgrimace,andhisarmsandlegsalwaysfellintounnaturalpositions.

           “It’snotgoingtobeaghoststory?”saidhe,sittingdownbesidetheprincessandhastilyadjustinghislorgnette,asifwithoutthisinstrumenthecouldnotbegintospeak.

           “Whyno,mydearfellow,”saidtheastonishednarrator,shrugginghisshoulders.

           “BecauseIhateghoststories,”saidPrinceHippolyteinatonewhichshowedthatheonlyunderstoodthemeaningofhiswordsafterhehadutteredthem.

           Hespokewithsuchself-confidencethathishearerscouldnotbesurewhetherwhathesaidwasverywittyorverystupid.Hewasdressedinadark-greendresscoat,kneebreechesofthecolorofcuissedenympheeffrayée,ashecalledit,shoes,andsilkstockings.

           Thevicomtetoldhistaleveryneatly.

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