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           MyLady’smaidisaFrenchwomanoftwoandthirty,fromsomewhereinthesoutherncountryaboutAvignonandMarseilles,alarge-eyedbrownwomanwithblackhairwhowouldbehandsomebutforacertainfelinemouthandgeneraluncomfortabletightnessofface,renderingthejawstooeagerandtheskulltooprominent.Thereissomethingindefinablykeenandwanaboutheranatomy,andshehasawatchfulwayoflookingoutofthecornersofhereyeswithoutturningherheadwhichcouldbepleasantlydispensedwith,especiallywhensheisinanillhumourandnearknives.Throughallthegoodtasteofherdressandlittleadornments,theseobjectionssoexpressthemselvesthatsheseemstogoaboutlikeaveryneatshe-wolfimperfectlytamed.Besidesbeingaccomplishedinalltheknowledgeappertainingtoherpost,sheisalmostanEnglishwomaninheracquaintancewiththelanguage;consequently,sheisinnowantofwordstoshoweruponRosaforhavingattractedmyLady’sattention,andshepoursthemoutwithsuchgrimridiculeasshesitsatdinnerthathercompanion,theaffectionateman,isratherrelievedwhenshearrivesatthespoonstageofthatperformance.Ha,ha,ha!She,Hortense,beeninmyLady’sservicesincefiveyearsandalwayskeptatthedistance,andthisdoll,thispuppet,caressedabsolutelycaressedbymyLadyonthemomentofherarrivingatthehouse!Ha,ha,ha!"Anddoyouknowhowprettyyouare,child?""No,myLady."Youarerightthere!"Andhowoldareyou,child!Andtakecaretheydonotspoilyoubyflattery,child!"Oh,howdroll!ItistheBESTthingaltogether.

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