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InthemorningIawokeaboutten,perfectlygayandrefreshed.Phoebewasupbeforeme,andaskedmeinthekindestmannerhowIdid,howIhadrested,andifIwasreadyforbreakfast?

carefully,atthesametime,avoidingtoincreasetheconfusionshesawIwasin,atlookingherintheface,byanyhintofthenight'sbedscene.ItoldherifshepleasedIwouldgetup,andbeginanyworkshewouldbepleasedtosetmeabout.Shesmiled;presentlythemaidbroughtintheteaequipage,andIjusthuddledmyclotheson,wheninwaddledmymistress.Iexpectednolessthantobetoldof,ifnotchidfor,mylaterising,whenIwasmostagreeablydisappointedbyhercomplimentsonmypureandfreshlooks.Iwas

“abudofbeauty

“(thiswasherstyle),

“andhowvastlyallthefinemenwouldadmireme!

“toallwhichmyanswersdidnot,Icanassureyou,wrongmybreeding;theywereassimpleandsillyastheycouldwish,and,nodoubt,flatteredtheminfinitelymorethanhadtheyprovedmeenlightenedbyeducationandaknowledgeoftheworld.Webreakfasted,andtheteathingswerescarceremoved,wheninwerebroughttwobundlesoflinenandwearingapparel:inshort,allthenecessariesforriggingmeout,astheytermedit,completely.Imaginetoyourself,Madam,howmylittlecoquetheartflutteredwithjoyatthesightofawhitelutestring,floweredwithsilver,scouredindeed,butpassedonmeforspickandspannew,aBrusselslacecap,braitedshoes,andtherestin

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