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Her head dress was strange but elegant; a compact group of curls plastered conewise one over the other covered her temples, and a basket of braided hair rose on the top of her head. HER HAT DRESS WAS STRANGE BUT ELEGANT A COMPACT GROUP OF CURLS PLASTERED CORNWISE ONE OVER THE OTHER COVERED HER TEMPLES AND A BASKET OF BRAIDED HAIR ROSE ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD
rs: I used to ponder over them, and return them to their place. But one day--I remember as well as if it were today--in the corner of the top drawer, and lying on some collars of old lace, I saw something gold glittering--I put in my hand, unwittingly crumpled the lace, and drew out a portrait, an ivory miniature, about three inches long, in a frame of gold. I was struck at first sight. A sunbeam streamed through the window and fell upon the alluring form, which seemed to wish to step out of its dark background and come towards me. It was the most lovely creature, such as I had never seen except in the dreams of my adolescence. The lady of the portrait must have been some twenty odd years; she was no simple maiden, no half-opened rosebud, but a woman in the full resplendency of her beauty. Her face was oval, but not too long, her lips full, half-open and smiling, her eyes cast a languishing side-glance, and she had a dimple on her chin as if formed by the tip of Cupid's playful finger. RY WOULD APPEAR FROM THE CORNERS I USED TO PONDER OVER THEM AND RETURN THEM TO THEIR PLACE BUT ONE DAY I REMEMBER AS WELL AS IF IT WERE TO DAY IN THE CORNER OF THE TOP DRAWER AND LYING ON SOME COLLARS OF OLD LACE I SAW SOMETHING GOLD GLITTERING I PUT IN MY HAND UNWITTINGLY CRUMPLED THE LACE AND DREW OUT A PORTRAIT AN IVORY MINIATURE ABOUT THREE INCHES LONG IN A FRAME OF GOLD I WAS STRUCK AT FIRST SIGHT A SUNBEAM STREAMED THROUGH THE WINDOW AND FELL UPON THE ALLURING FORM WHICH SEEMED TO WISH TO STEP OUT OF ITS DARK BACKGROUND AND COME TOWARDS ME IT WAS THE MOST LOVELY CREATURE SUCH AS I HAD NEVER SEEN EXCEPT IN THE DREAMS OF MY ADOLESCENCE THE LADY OF THE PORTRAIT MUST HAVE BEEN SOME TWENTY ODD YEARS SHE WAS NO SIMPLE MAIDEN NO HALF OPEN ROSEBUD BUT A WOMAN ON THE FULL RESPLENDENCY OF HER BEAUTY HER FACE WAS OVAL BUT NOT TOO LONG HER LIPS FULL HALF OPEN AND SMILING HER EYES CAST A LANGUISHING SIDE GLANCE AND SHE HAD A DIMPLE ON HER CHIN AS IF FORMED BY THE TIP OF CUPID'S PLAYFUL FINGER
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