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And when they questioned me as to what I thought of the beauty of their little maidens, I would shrug my shoulders and disdainfully call them _ugly mugs_. One Sunday I went to play in the house of some little girl cousins, really very pretty, the eldest of whom was not yet fifteen. AND WHEN THEY QUESTIONED ME AS TO WHAT I THOUGHT OF THE BEAUTY OF THEIR LITTLE MAIDENS I WOULD SHRUG MY SHOULDERS AND DISDAINFULLY CALL THEM UGLY MUGS ONE SUNDAY I WENT TO PLAY IN THE HOUSE OF SOME LITTLE GIRL COUSINS REALLY VERY PRETTY THE ELDEST OF WHOM WAS NOT YET FIFTEEN
 was the work of a minute. By dint of looking at it, I fancied that her languishing eyes, through the voluptuous veiling, of her eyelashes, were fixed in mine, and that her white bosom heaved. I became ashamed to kiss her, imagining she would be annoyed at my audacity, and only pressed her to my heart or held her against my cheek. All my actions and thoughts referred to the lady; I behaved towards her with the most extraordinary refinement and super-delicacy. Before entering my aunt's room and opening the longed-for drawer, I washed, combed my hair, and tidied myself, as I have seen since is usually done before repairing to a love appointment. I often happened to meet in the street other boys of my age, very proud of their slip of a sweetheart, who would exultingly show me love-letters, photographs, and flowers, and who asked me if I hadn't a sweetheart with whom to correspond. A feeling of inexplicable bashfulness tied my tongue, and I only replied with an enigmatic and haughty smile. LOSE MYSELF IN CONTEMPLATION WAS THE WORK OF A MINUTE BY DINT OF LOOKING AT IT I FANCIED THAT HER LANGUISHING EYES THROUGH THE VOLUPTUOUS VEALING OF HER EYELASHES WERE FIXED IN MINE AND THAT HER WHITE BOSOM HEAVED I BECAME ASHAMED TO KISS HER IMAGINING SHE WOULD BE ANNOYED AT MY AUDACITY AND ONLY PRESSED HER TO MY HEART I HELD HER AGAINST MY CHEEK ALL MY ACTIONS AND THOUGHTS REFERRED TO THE LADY I BEHAVED TOWARDS HER WITH THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY REFINEMENT AND SUPER DELICACY BEFORE ENTERING MY AUNT'S ROOM AND OPENING THE LONGED FOR DRAWER I WASHED COMBED MY HAIR AND TIED IT MYSELF AS I HAVE SEEN SINCE IS USUALLY DONE BEFORE REPAIRING TO A LOVE APPOINTMENT I OFTEN HAPPENED TO MEET IN THE STREET OTHER BOYS OF MY AGE VERY PROUD OF THEIR SLIP OF A SWEETHEART WHO WOULD EXULTINGLY SHOW ME LOVE LETTERS PHOTOGRAPHS AND FLOWERS AND TO ASK ME IF I HADN'T A SWEETHEART WITH WHOM TO CORRESPOND A FEELING OF INEXPLICABLE BASHFULNESS TIED MY TONGUE AND I ONLY REPLIED WITH AN ENIGMATIC AND HAUGHTY SMILE
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