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But this is trifling, and I am pressed for time, so make ready the large room by eight o'clock to night, and give directions for supper at nine. I expect a friend; and observe me, child, do you trick yourself out handsomely. I will not have him think us poor or sluttish." BUT THIS IS TRIFLING AND I AM PRESSED FOR TIME SO MAKE READY THE LARGE ROOM BY EIGHT O'CLOCK TO NIGHT AND GIVE DIRECTIONS FOR SUPPER AT NINE I EXPECT A FRIEND AND OBSERVE ME CHILD DO YOU TRICK YOURSELF OUT HANDSOMELY I WILL NOT HAVE HIM THINK US POOR OR SLUTTISH
t, as it would have been to draw up his bonds and receipts in the language of romance. The painter, however, did not communicate to his niece the important step which he had taken in her behalf, a forebearance caused not by any anticipated opposition on her part, but solely by a ludicrous consciousness that if she were to ask him for a description of her destined bridegroom, he would be forced to confess that he had not once seen his face, and if called upon, would find it absolutely impossible to identify him. Upon the next day, Gerard Douw, after dinner, called his niece to him and having scanned her person with an air of satisfaction, he took her hand, and looking upon her pretty innocent face with a smile of kindness, he said:---- "Rose, my girl, that face of yours will make your fortune." Rose blushed and smiled. "Such faces and such tempers seldom go together, and when they do, the compound is a love charm, few heads or hearts can resist; trust me, you will soon be a bride, girl. NTIAL ELEMENT IN A CONTRACT OF THE SORT AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO DRAW UP HIS BONDS AND RECEIPTS IN THE LANGUAGE OF ROMANCE THE PAINTER HOWEVER DID NOT COMMUNICATE TO HIS NIECE THE IMPORTANT STEP WHICH SHE HAD TAKEN IN HER BEHALF A FORBEARANCE CAUSED NOT BY ANY ANTICIPATED OPPOSITION ON HER PART BUT SOLELY BY A LUDICROUS CONSCIOUSNESS THAT IF SHE WERE TO ASK HIM FOR A DESCRIPTION OF HER DESTINED BRIDEGROOM HE WOULD BE FORCED TO CONFESS THAT HE HAD NOT ONCE SEEN HIS FACE AND IF CALLED UPON WOULD FIND IT ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY HIM ON THE NEXT DAY GERARD DAL AFTER DINNER CALLED HIS NIECE TO HIM AND HAVING SCANNED HER PERSON WITH AN AIR OF SATISFACTION HE TOOK HER HAND AND LOOKING UPON HER PRETTY INNOCENT FACE WITH A SMILE OF KINDNESS HE SAID ROSE MY GIRL THAT FACE OF YOURS WILL MAKE YOUR FORTUNE ROSE BLUSHED AND SMILED SUCH FACES AND SUCH TEMPERS SELDOM GO TOGETHER AND WHEN THEY DO THE COMPOUND IS A LOVE CHARM FEW HEADS OR HEARTS CAN RESIST TRUST ME YOU WILL SOON BE A BRIDE GIRL
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