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The first time I saw her was at an evening party. I was standing by the door talking to a friend, when suddenly above the hum and babble of conversation I heard a voice which seemed to thrill to my heart. THE FIRST TIME I SAW HER WAS AT AN EVENING PARTY I WAS STANDING BY THE DOOR TALKING TO A FRIEND WHEN SUDDENLY ABOVE THE HUM AND BABBLE OF CONVERSATION I HEARD A VOICE WHICH SEEMED TO THRILL TO MY HEART
gh. But you know what young men are; a few months later I came up to town and went a good deal into society. Of course I had excellent introductions, and I managed to enjoy myself very much in a harmless sort of way. I played a little, certainly, but never for heavy stakes, and the few bets I made on races brought me in money—only a few pounds, you know, but enough to pay for cigars and such petty pleasures. It was in my second season that the tide turned. Of course you have heard of my marriage?” “No, I never heard anything about it.” “Yes, I married, Villiers. I met a girl, a girl of the most wonderful and most strange beauty, at the house of some people whom I knew. I cannot tell you her age; I never knew it, but, so far as I can guess, I should think she must have been about nineteen when I made her acquaintance. My friends had come to know her at Florence; she told them she was an orphan, the child of an English father and an Italian mother, and she charmed them as she charmed me. AND I MOURNED HIS DEATH SINCERELY ENOUGH BUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOUNG MEN ARE A FEW MONTHS LATER I CAME UP TO TOWN AND WENT A GOOD DEAL INTO SOCIETY OF COURSE I HAD EXCELLENT INTRODUCTIONS AND I MANAGED TO ENJOY MYSELF VERY MUCH IN A HARMLESS SORT OF WAY I PLAYED A LITTLE CERTAINLY BUT NEVER FOR HEAVY STAKES AND THE FEW BETS I MADE ON RACES BROUGHT ME IN MONEY ONLY A FEW POUNDS YOU KNOW BUT ENOUGH TO PAY FOR CIGARS AND SUCH PETTY PLEASURES IT WAS IN MY SECOND SEASON THAT THE TIDE TURNED OF COURSE YOU HAVE HEARD OF MY MARRIAGE NO I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT YES I MARRIED VILLIERS I MET A GIRL A GIRL OF THE MOST WONDERFUL AND MOST STRANGE BEAUTY AT THE HOUSE OF SOME PEOPLE WHOM I KNEW I CANNOT TELL YOU HER AGE I NEVER KNEW IT BUT SO FAR AS I CAN GUESS I SHOULD THINK SHE MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT NINETEEN WHEN I MADE HER ACQUAINTANCE MY FRIENDS HAD COME TO NORA AT FLORENCE SHE TOLD THEM SHE WAS AN ORPHAN THE CHILD OF AN ENGLISH FATHER AND AN ITALIAN MOTHER AND SHE CHARMED THEM AS SHE CHARMED ME
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