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In Which We Meet an Old Acquaintance

           IndeeditsufficedforourMinistertostandupforMadameStrumpff,whowasclearlythegreatersingerofthetwo,andhadthreemorenotesinhervoicethanMadameLederlungherrival—itsufficed,Isay,forourMinistertoadvanceanyopiniontohaveitinstantlycontradictedbytheFrenchdiplomatist.

           Everybodyinthetownwasrangedinoneorotherofthesefactions.TheLederlungwasaprettyishlittlecreaturecertainly,andhervoice(whattherewasofit)wasverysweet,andthereisnodoubtthattheStrumpffwasnotinherfirstyouthandbeauty,andcertainlytoostout;whenshecameoninthelastsceneoftheSonnambula,forinstance,inhernight-chemisewithalampinherhand,andhadtogooutofthewindow,andpassovertheplankofthemill,itwasallshecoulddotosqueezeoutofthewindow,andtheplankusedtobendandcreakagainunderherweight—buthowshepouredoutthefinaleoftheopera!andwithwhataburstoffeelingsherushedintoElvino’sarms—almostfittosmotherhim!WhereasthelittleLederlung—butatrucetothisgossip—thefactisthatthesetwowomenwerethetwoflagsoftheFrenchandtheEnglishpartyatPumpernickel,andthesocietywasdividedinitsallegiancetothosetwogreatnations.

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