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"How nice you look to day, my sweetheart," she said; "and how fat! It does my heart good to see you. Come in, and sit close to me, and tell me how you have fared." She led him in, and after locking and barring the door, conducted him to the chimney corner. HOW NICE YOU LOOK TO DAY MY SWEETHEART SHE SAID AND HOW FAT IT DOES MY HEART GOOD TO SEE YOU COME IN AND SIT CLOSE TO ME AND TELL ME HOW YOU ARE FARED SHE LED HIM IN AND AFTER LOCKING AND BARRING THE DOOR CONDUCTED HIM TO THE CHIMNEY CORNER
support. He had barely recovered from this alarm when his eyes almost started out of their sockets with fright as he caught sight of a queer shape gliding silently from tree to tree; and shortly afterwards he was again terrified--this time by a pale face, whether of a human being or animal he could not say, peering down at him from the gnarled and fantastic branches of a gigantic oak. He was now so frightened that he ran, and queer--indefinably queer footsteps ran after him, and followed him persistently until he reached the shanty, when he heard them turn and leap lightly away. On this occasion, the occurrence of Henri's second visit, Mère Maxim was more captivating than ever. She was dressed with wonderful effect all in white. She wore sparkling jewels at her throat and waist, buckles of burnished gold on her shoes; her teeth flashed like polished ivory, and her nails like agates. Henri was enraptured. He fell on his knees before her, he caught her hands and covered them with kisses. E NEAREST OBJECT FOR SUPPORT HE HAD BARELY RECOVERED FROM THIS ALARM WHEN HIS EYES ALMOST STARTED OUT OF THEIR SOCKETS WITH FRIGHT AS HE CAUGHT SIGHT OF A QUEER SHAPE GLIDING SILENTLY FROM TREE TO TREE AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS HE WAS AGAIN TERRIFIED THIS TIME BY A PALE FACE WHETHER OF A HUMAN BEING OR ANIMAL HE COULD NOT SAY PEERING DOWN AT HIM FROM THE GNARLED AND FANTASTIC BRANCHES OF A GIGANTIC OAK HE WAS NOW SO FRIGHTENED THAT HE RAN AND QUEER INDEFINABLY QUEER FOOTSTEPS RAN AFTER HIM AND FOLLOWED HIM PERSISTENTLY UNTIL HE REACHED THE SHANTY WHERE HE HEARD THEM TURN AND LEAP LIGHTLY AWAY ON THIS OCCASION THE OCCURRENCE OF HONORY'S SECOND VISIT MERE MACINE WAS MORE CAPTIVATING THAN EVER SHE WAS DRESSED WITH WONDERFUL EFFECT ALL IN WHITE SHE WORE SPARKLING JEWELS AT HER THROAT AND WAIST BUCKLES OF BURNISH GOLD ON HER SHOES HER TEETH FLASHED LIKE POLISHED IVORY AND HER NAILS LIKE AGATES HENRI WAS ENRAPTURED HE FELL ON HIS KNEES BEFORE HER HE CAUGHT HER HANDS AND COVERED THEM WITH KISSES
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