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I was struck at first sight. A sunbeam streamed through the window and fell upon the alluring form, which seemed to wish to step out of its dark background and come towards me. I WAS STRUCK AT FIRST SIGHT A SUNBEAM STREAMED THROUGH THE WINDOW AND FELL UPON THE ALLURING FORM WHICH SEEMED TO WISH TO STEP OUT OF ITS DARK BACKGROUND AND COME TOWARDS ME
love revealed itself. I was very fond--as soon as my aunt had gone to church to perform her evening devotions--of slipping into her bedroom and rummaging her chest of drawers, which she kept in admirable order. Those drawers were to me a museum; in them I always came across something rare or antique, which exhaled an archaic and mysterious scent, the aroma of the sandalwood fans which perfumed her white linen. Pin-cushions of satin now faded; knitted mittens, carefully wrapped in tissue paper; prints of saints; sewing materials; a reticule of blue velvet embroidered with bugles, an amber and silver rosary would appear from the corners: I used to ponder over them, and return them to their place. But one day--I remember as well as if it were today--in the corner of the top drawer, and lying on some collars of old lace, I saw something gold glittering--I put in my hand, unwittingly crumpled the lace, and drew out a portrait, an ivory miniature, about three inches long, in a frame of gold. T SAY EXACTLY HOW MY FIRST LOVE REVEALED ITSELF I WAS VERY FOND AS SOON AS MY AUNT HAD GONE TO CHURCH TO PERFORM HER EVENING DEVOTIONS OF SLIPPING INTO HER BEDROOM AND REMARGING HER CHEST OF DRAWERS WHICH SHE KEPT IN ADMIRABLE ORDER THOSE DRAWERS WERE TO ME A MUSEUM IN THEM I ALWAYS CAME ACROSS SOMETHING RARE OR ANTIQUE WHICH EXHALED IN OUR KAG AND MYSTERIOUS SCENT THE AROMA OF THE SANDAL WOOD FANS WHICH PERFUMED HER WHITE LINEN PIN CUSHIONS OF SATIN NOW FADED KNITTED MITTENS CAREFULLY WRAPPED IN TISSUE PAPER PRINCE OF SAINTS SEWING MATERIALS A RETICULE OF BLUE VELVET EMBROIDERED WITH BUGLES AN AMBER AND SILVER ROSARY WOULD APPEAR FROM THE CORNERS I USED TO PONDER OVER THEM AND RETURN THEM TO THEIR PLACE BUT ONE DAY I REMEMBER AS WELL AS IF IT WERE TO DAY IN THE CORNER OF THE TOP DRAWER AND LYING ON SOME COLLARS OF OLD LACE I SAW SOMETHING GOLD GLITTERING I PUT IN MY HAND UNWITTINGLY CRUMPLED THE LACE AND DREW OUT A PORTRAIT AN IVORY MINIATURE ABOUT THREE INCHES LONG IN A FRAME OF GOLD
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