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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