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Chapter 3

           Themouthwasperhapsthemosttellingfeatureinthisremarkablefacesetintheperfectcurveofbeauty,itwasyetfirm,determined,andnottoosmall,thusescapingeffeminacyandInotedthatinreposeitexpressedbitterness,disdainandevencruelty.Butwiththelightofasmileuponit,itsignified,orseemedtosignify,somethingmoresubtlethananypassiontowhichwecangiveaname,andalreadywiththerapidityofalightningflash,Icaughtmyselfwonderingwhatthatmysticundeclaredsomethingmightbe.AtaglanceIcomprehendedtheseprimarydetailsofmynewacquaintance’seminentlyprepossessingappearance,andwhenmyhanddroppedfromhisclosegraspIfeltasifIhadknownhimallmylife!Andnowfacetofacewithhiminthebrightlamp-light,Irememberedmyactualsurroundingsthebarecoldroom,thelackoffire,theblacksootthatsprinkledthenearlycarpetlessfloormyownshabbyclothesanddeplorableaspect,ascomparedwiththisregal-lookingindividual,whocarriedthevisibleevidenceofwealthuponhiminthesuperbRussiansablesthatlinedandborderedhislongovercoatwhichhenowpartiallyunfastenedandthrewopenwithacarelesslyimperialair,thewhileheregardedme,smiling.

           "IknowIhavecomeatanawkwardmoment,"hesaid"Ialwaysdo!Itismypeculiarmisfortune.Well-bredpeopleneverintrudewheretheyarenotwantedandinthisparticularI’mafraidmymannersleavemuchtobedesired.

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