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With further lack of modesty she stretched out two rounded arms worthy of Juno, ending in finely molded hands  when I say _hands_ I am not exact, for, strictly speaking, only one hand could be seen, and that held a richly embroidered handkerchief. WITH FURTHER LACK OF MODESTY SHE STRETCHED OUT TWO ROUNDED ARMS WORTHY OF JUNO ENDING IN FINELY MOLDED HANDS WHEN I SAY HANDS I AM NOT EXACT FOR STRICTLY SPEAKING ONLY ONE HAND COULD BE SEEN IN THAT HELD A RICHLY EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEF
 of her head. This old-fashioned head-dress, which was trussed up from the nape of her neck, disclosed all the softness of her fresh young throat, on which the dimple of her chin was reduplicated more vaguely and delicately. As for the dress--I do not venture to consider whether our grandmothers were less modest than our wives are, or if the confessors of past times were more indulgent than those of the present; I am inclined to think the latter, for seventy years ago women prided themselves upon being Christianlike and devout, and would not have disobeyed the director of their conscience in so grave and important a matter. What is undeniable is, that if in the present day any lady were to present herself in the garb of the lady of the portrait, there would be a scandal; for from her waist (which began at her armpits) upwards, she was only veiled by light folds of diaphanous gauze, which marked out, rather than covered, two mountains of snow, between which meandered a thread of pearls. BRAIDED HAIR ROSE ON THE TOP OF HER HEAD THIS OLD FASHIONED HAT DRESS WHICH WAS TOSSED UP FROM THE NAPE OF HER NECK DISCLOSED ALL THE SOFTNESS OF HER FRESH YOUNG THROAT ON WHICH THE DIMPLE OF HER CHIN WAS REDUPICATED MORE VAGUELY AND DELICATELY AS FOR THE DRESS I DO NOT VENTURE TO CONSIDER WHETHER OUR GRANDMOTHERS WERE LESS MODEST THAN OUR WIFE ARE OR OF THE CONFESSORS OF PAST TIMES WERE MORE INDULGENT THAN THOSE OF THE PRESENT I AM INCLINED TO THINK THE LATTER FOR SEVENTY YEARS AGO WOMEN PRIDED THEMSELVES UPON BEING CHRISTIAN LIKE AND DEVOUT AND WOULD NOT HAVE DISOBEYED THE DIRECTOR OF THEIR CONSCIENCE IN SO GRAVE AND IMPORTANT A MATTER WHAT IS UNDENIABLE IS THAT IF IN THE PRESENT DAY ANY LADY WERE TO PRESENT HERSELF IN THE GARB OF THE LADY OF THE PORTRAIT THERE WOULD BE A SCANDAL FOR FROM HER WAIST WHICH BEGAN AT HER ARMPITS UPWARDS SHE WAS ONLY VEALED BY LIGHT FALLS OF DIAPHANOUS GAUZE WHICH MARKED OUT RATHER THAN COVERED TWO MOUNTAINS OF SNOW BETWEEN WHICH MINDED A THREAD OF PEARLS
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