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III. A Girl on Horseback—Conversation

           Theleftarmwasextendedasabalance,enoughofitbeingshownbaretomakeOakwishthattheeventhadhappenedinthesummer,whenthewholewouldhavebeenrevealed.Therewasabrightairandmannerabouthernow,bywhichsheseemedtoimplythatthedesirabilityofherexistencecouldnotbequestioned;andthisrathersaucyassumptionfailedinbeingoffensivebecauseabeholderfeltittobe,uponthewhole,true.Likeexceptionalemphasisinthetoneofagenius,thatwhichwouldhavemademediocrityridiculouswasanadditiontorecognisedpower.ItwaswithsomesurprisethatshesawGabriel’sfacerisinglikethemoonbehindthehedge.

           Theadjustmentofthefarmer’shazyconceptionsofhercharmstotheportraitofherselfshenowpresentedhimwithwaslessadiminutionthanadifference.Thestarting-pointselectedbythejudgmentwasherheight.Sheseemedtall,butthepailwasasmallone,andthehedgediminutive;hence,makingallowanceforerrorbycomparisonwiththese,shecouldhavebeennotabovetheheighttobechosenbywomenasbest.Allfeaturesofconsequenceweresevereandregular.Itmayhavebeenobservedbypersonswhogoabouttheshireswitheyesforbeauty,thatinEnglishwomanaclassically-formedfaceisseldomfoundtobeunitedwithafigureofthesamepattern,thehighly-finishedfeaturesbeinggenerallytoolargefortheremainderoftheframe;thatagracefulandproportionatefigureofeightheadsusuallygoesoffintorandomfacialcurves.

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