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And Ivan was preparing to salute her in the proper military style, taught him by a great friend of his in the village, a soldier in the carabineers for whom he had an intense admiration, when his jaw suddenly fell and his eyes bulged. "Whatever is the matter with you?" Olga asked. AND IVAN WAS PREPARING TO SALUTE HER IN THE PROPER MILITARY STYLE TAUGHT HIM BY A GREAT FRIEND OF HIS IN THE VILLAGE A SOLDIER IN THE CARABINEERS WHO FOR WHOM HE HAD AN INTENSE ADMIRATION WHEN HIS JAW SUDDENLY FELL AND HIS EYES BULGED WHATEVER IS THE MATTER WITH YOU OLGA ASKED
, sunburnt cheeks. Nor was she altogether unaware of her attractions, for even at so early an age she had a goodly share of the inordinate vanity common to her sex, and liked nothing better than appearing out-of-doors in a new frock plentifully besprinkled with rosettes and ribbons. The flower, she told herself, would look well on her scarlet bodice, and would be a good set-off to her black hair and olive complexion. All this was, of course, beyond the comprehension of Ivan, who regarded his sister's weakness with the most supreme contempt, and for his own part was never so happy as when skylarking with other boys and getting into every conceivable kind of mischief. Yet for all that he was in the main sensible, almost beyond his years, and extremely fond, and--though he would not admit it--proud of Olga. She fixed the flower in her dress, and imitating to the best of her knowledge the carriage of royalty, strutted up and down, saying "Am I not grand? Don't I look nice? Ivan--salute me! S PRETTY TEETH AND PLUMP SUNBURNT CHEEKS NOR WAS SHE ALTOGETHER UNAWARE OF HER ATTRACTIONS FOR EVEN AT SO EARLY AN AGE SHE HAD A GOODLY SHARE OF THE INORDINATE VANITY COMMON TO HER SEX AND LIKE NOTHING BETTER THAN APPEARING OUT OF DOORS IN A NEW FROCK PLENTIFULLY BESPRINKLED WITH ROSETTES AND RED RIBBONS THE FLOWERS SHE TOLD HERSELF WOULD LOOK WELL ON HER SCARLET BODICE AND WOULD BE A GOOD SET OFF TO HER BLACK HAIR AND OLIVE COMPLEXION ALL THIS WAS OF COURSE BEYOND THE COMPREHENSION OF IVAN WHO REGARDED HIS SISTER'S WEAKNESS WITH THE MOST SUPREME CONTEMPT AND FOR HIS OWN PART WAS NEVER SO HAPPY AS WHEN SKYLARKING WITH OTHER BOYS AND GETTING INTO EVERY CONCEIVABLE KIND OF MISCHIEF YET FOR ALL THAT HE WAS IN THE MAIN SENSIBLE ALMOST BEYOND HIS YEARS AND EXTREMELY FOND AND THOUGH HE WOULD NOT ADMIT IT PROUD OF OLGA SHE FIXED THE FLOWER IN HER DRESS AND IMITATING TO THE BEST OF HER KNOWLEDGE THE CARRIAGE OF ROYALTY STRUTTED UP AND DOWN SAYING AM I NOT GRAND DON'T I LOOK NICE IVAN SALUTE ME
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