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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1885. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIV. Sigmund presented himself at Countess Woronoff's saison morte party very early on the Wednesday evening. He was the first guest to arrive. "Well, dear brother," quoth his hostess, "and so the little difficulty has been overcome, I hear?" The youth had hold of her hand in greeting as the words were spoken, and he retained it whilst thanking her for the service she had rendered him. Eloquent he was not, for whenever he had most to say it seemed to him that he could say least. But the soft, boyish, brown eyes did duty for hesitating tongue, and a sisterly, responding look from his patronesss called forth a hand pressure and a flush which pleased her well. Sigmund knew not the exact shade of his own feelings with regard to this woman; admiration, not to say awe at her worldly wisdom, tact, and reposeful beauty, filled his inexperienced mind. He looked quite reverently at her now as she stood before him, in dove-coloured velvet and damask roses, with her hands and arms in gloves of ever so many buttons, and a locket of diamonds reposing blissfully on a glimpse of snowy bosom fringed with old lace. She appeared so lovely and superior to-night that Sigmund became quite confused, till kindly encouraged by a few sisterly words. Gertrude de Woronoff had a small head and glossy black hair, which she wore rather low on the forehead; the cold, blue-grey eyes could warm up all the more delightfully for the contrast; the lips were somewhat thin and the mouth a trifle large, but the, nose was simply perfect, impudent and enterprising, and yet well-bred. Madame had a way of passing her tongue-tip rapidly over her lips, as though to moisten them, and the movement was somewhat snake-like. When vexed the eyes would half close, and she would hum almost inaudibly, ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781151256645
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
  • Spine Width: 7 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1151256641
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 240 gr


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