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It often happened that in the illustrated papers, in the mythological engravings of our dining room, or in a shop window, that a beautiful face, or a harmonious and graceful figure attracted my precociously artistic gaze. IT OFTEN HAPPENED THAT IN THE ILLUSTRATED PAPERS IN THE MYTHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF OUR DINING ROOM OR IN A SHOP WINDOW THAT A BEAUTIFUL FACE OR A HARMONIOUS AND GRACEFUL FIGURE ATTRACTED MY PRECOCIOUSLY ARTISTIC GAZE
ike and devout, and would not have disobeyed the director of their conscience in so grave and important a matter. What is undeniable is, that if in the present day any lady were to present herself in the garb of the lady of the portrait, there would be a scandal; for from her waist (which began at her armpits) upwards, she was only veiled by light folds of diaphanous gauze, which marked out, rather than covered, two mountains of snow, between which meandered a thread of pearls. With further lack of modesty she stretched out two rounded arms worthy of Juno, ending in finely molded hands--when I say _hands_ I am not exact, for, strictly speaking, only one hand could be seen, and that held a richly embroidered handkerchief. Even today I am astonished at the startling effect which the contemplation of that miniature produced upon me, and how I remained in ecstasy, scarcely breathing, devouring the portrait with my eyes. I had already seen here and there prints representing beautiful women. MSELVES UPON BEING CHRISTIAN LIKE AND DEVOUT AND WOULD NOT HAVE DISOBEYED THE DIRECTOR OF THEIR CONSCIENCE IN SO GRAVE AND IMPORTANT A MATTER WHAT IS UNDENIABLE IS THAT IF IN THE PRESENT DAY ANY LADY WERE TO PRESENT HERSELF IN THE GARB OF THE LADY OF THE PORTRAIT THERE WOULD BE A SCANDAL FOR FROM HER WAIST WHICH BEGAN AT HER ARMPITS UPWARDS SHE WAS ONLY VEALED BY LIGHT FALLS OF DIAPHANOUS GAUZE WHICH MARKED OUT RATHER THAN COVERED TWO MOUNTAINS OF SNOW BETWEEN WHICH MINDED A THREAD OF PEARLS WITH FURTHER LACK OF MODESTY SHE STRETCHED OUT TWO ROUNDED ARMS WORTHY OF JUNO ENDING IN FINELY MOLDED HANDS WHEN I SAY HANDS I AM NOT EXACT FOR STRICTLY SPEAKING ONLY ONE HAND COULD BE SEEN IN THAT HELD A RICHLY EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEF EVEN TO DAY I AM ASTONISHED AT THE STARTLING EFFECT WHICH THE CONTEMPLATION OF THAT MINIATURE PRODUCED UPON ME AND HOW I REMAINED IN ECSTASY SCARCELY BREATHING DEVOURING THE PORTRAIT WITH MY EYES I HAD ALREADY SEEN HERE AND THERE PRINTS REPRESENTING BEAUTIFUL WOMEN
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