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She was strikingly handsome, and there was a brilliancy and spirit in the glance of her dark eyes that told of much character, and much depth of feeling; and while you gazed at her now, sitting beneath the broad piazza, you would have detected a shadow ever and anon cross her brow, as though the words of him by her side aroused some unpleasant memory, and diverted her thoughts rather to past scenes than to the consideration of his immediate remarks. SHE WAS STRIKINGLY HANDSOME AND THERE WAS A BRILLIANCY AND SPIRIT IN THE GLANCE OF HER DARK EYES THAT TOLD OF MUCH CHARACTER AND MUCH DEPTH OF FEELING AND WHILE YOU GAZED AT HER NOW SITTING BENEATH THE BROAD PIAZZA YOU WOULD HAVE DETECTED A SHADOW EVER AND ANON ACROSS HER BROW AS THOUGH THE WORDS OF HIM BY HER SIDE AROUSED SOME UNPLEASANT MEMORY AND DIVERTED HER THOUGHTS RATHER TO PAST SCENES THAN TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HIS IMMEDIATE REMARKS
abouts, on which our story opens. It was on one of those close, sultry afternoons that characterize the climate of summer in India, that two of our characters were seated together in a graceful and rather elegant villa in the environs of Calcutta. The air of the lady--for the couple were of either sex, was one of beauty in repose. She was evidently listening to the gallant speech of her companion with respect, but without interest, while on his part the most casual observer might have read in his voice, his features, and his words, the accent, the bearing, the language of love. The lady was a gentle being of surpassing beauty, with black eyes, jetty hair and brilliant complexion; there was little of the characteristics of the East in her appearance, though she seemed to be quite at home beneath the Indian Sun. She was of the middle height, perhaps a little too slender and delicate in form to meet a painter's idea of perfection, but yet just such an idol as a poet would have worshipped. RS TO THE DATE OR THEREABOUTS ON WHICH OUR STORY OPENS IT WAS ON ONE OF THOSE CLOSE SULTRY AFTERNOONS THAT CHARACTERISE THE CLIMATE OF SUMMER IN INDIA THAT TWO OF OUR CHARACTERS WERE SEATED TOGETHER IN A GRACEFUL AND RATHER ELEGANT VILLA IN THE ENVIRONS OF CALCUTTA THE AIR OF THE LADY FOR THE COUPLE WERE OF EITHER SEX WAS ONE OF BEAUTY AND REPOSE SHE WAS EVIDENTLY LISTENING TO THE GALLANT SPEECH OF HER COMPANION WITH RESPECT BUT WITHOUT INTEREST WHILE ON HIS PART THE MOST CASUAL OBSERVER MIGHT HAVE READ IN HIS VOICE HIS FEATURES AND HIS WORDS THE ACCENT THE BEARING THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE THE LADY WAS A GENTLE BEING OF SURPASSING BEAUTY WITH BLACK EYES JETTY HAIR AND BRILLIANT COMPLEXION THERE WAS LITTLE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EAST IN HER APPEARANCE THOUGH SHE SEEMED TO BE QUITE AT HOME BENEATH THE INDIAN SUN SHE WAS OF THE MIDDLE HEIGHT PERHAPS A LITTLE TOO SLENDER AND DELICATE IN FORM TO MEET A PAINTER'S IDEA OF PERFECTION BUT YET JUST SUCH AN IDOL AS A POET WOULD HAVE WORSHIPPED
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