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Already she heard the snores of two coachmen and a groom, who were taking their siesta in the stable, after having dined copiously. ALREADY SHE HEARD THE SNORES OF TWO COACHMEN AND A GROOM WHO WERE TAKING THEIR SIESTA IN THE STABLE AFTER HAVING DINED COPIOUSLY
 four o’clock, and not wishing to awaken him, got up alone, and put on her slippers, which her husband had had sent for her from St. Petersburg, and a white dressing-gown which fell about her like the waters of a fountain. Then she passed into her dressing-room, and after washing in water as fresh as herself, went to her toilet table. She looked at herself twice in the glass, and thought she looked very pretty that morning. This circumstance, a very insignificant one apparently, caused her to stay two hours longer than usual before her glass. She dressed herself very tastefully and went into the garden. The weather was splendid: it was one of the finest days of the summer. The sun, which had almost reached the meridian, shed its most ardent rays; but a pleasant coolness reigned under the leafy arcades; and the flowers, warmed by the sun, exhaled their sweetest perfume. The pretty mistress of the house had quite forgotten that it was noon at least, and that her husband was still asleep. SHE RECOLLECTED THAT HE HAD COME HOME AT FOUR O'CLOCK AND NOT WISHING TO AWAKEN HIM GOT UP ALONE AND PUT ON HER SLIPPERS WHICH HER HUSBAND HAD SENT FOR FROM SAINT PETERSBURG AND A WHITE DRESSING GOWN WHICH FELL ABOUT HER LIKE THE WATERS OF A FOUNTAIN THEN SHE PASSED INTO HER DRESSING ROOM AND AFTER WASHING IN WATER AS FRESH AS HERSELF WENT TO HER TOILET TABLE SHE LOOKED AT HERSELF TWICE IN THE GLASS AND THOUGHT SHE LOOKED VERY PRETTY THAT MORNING THIS CIRCUMSTANCE A VERY INSIGNIFICANT ONE APPARENTLY CAUSED HER TO STAY TWO HOURS LONGER THAN USUAL BEFORE HER GLASS SHE DRESSED VERY TASTEFULLY AND WENT INTO THE GARDEN THE WEATHER WAS SPLENDID IT WAS ONE OF THE FINEST DAYS OF THE SUMMER THE SUN WHICH HAD ALMOST REACHED THE MERIDIAN SHED ITS MOST ARDENT RAYS BUT A PLEASANT COOLNESS REIGNED UNDER THE LEAFY ARCADES AND THE FLOWERS WARMED BY THE SUN EXHALED THEIR SWEETEST PERFUME THE PRETTY MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE HAD QUITE FORGOTTEN THAT IT WAS NOON AT LEAST AND THAT HER HUSBAND WAS STILL ASLEEP
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