Beadle's Dime Novels No. 35: East and West — page 69: what you’re looking at

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SOMETHING ABOUT CONSTANCE. 69 sciously. ‘“ And still you have left my first question unan- swered—concerning Constance.” “ Do you wish me to admire your cousin as much as you do, unsophisticated Fawn? That, I fear, would be dangerous, if you cared for my admiration yourself. But seriously, Min- nie, Constance is a very fine-looking woman. She has a tall, well modeled figure, symmetrical features, a complexion of a rare kind of beauty, handsome hair, and a finely-moulded head :—and more than all, for women of her sort, a stylish air.” Anxious as Minnie was for an opinion to compare with her own, something in the catalogue of charms made her feel very little, plain and humble. Her changing countenance betrayed more of this feeling than she knew—encouraging Fletcher to offer a contrast. “ But I can describe a kind of beauty I like better than this. I know a lady who is not very tall, but so light and lithe of figure that she has all the elegance of a taller person. Her brow is low and smooth—her nose delicate—chin oval—and mouth all sweetness. She has a pale complexion, but car blush divinely, and her hair is the most beautiful in the world. It is long and half curling, and grows in the greatest luxuri- ance; but its color is its greatest perfection—being a golden- bronze—like something the ladies wear for vails. And then this lady has such an air! When she walks she steps like a deer—so erect—so light and graceful. And her eyes have timid glances, very bright and very swift, yet are soft as a gazelle’s. And her character is just as lovely as her person. How should you think I ought to feel toward such a lady as I have described ?” “T think you should not be able to keep from loving her,” answered Minnie, more humbled and completely extinguished than before. “That's just the case I am in!” She glanced up, and caught his meaning and triumphant Smile. “Oh, you can not have meant me!—I am so—so very tr Fletcher laughed most heartily at this view of herself—and the more so, that she was so extremely serious. conmiclbooks.com