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Undercurrents

           

           RitaSohlbergwasofthesemi-phlegmatictype,soft,full-blooded,withabodythatwasgoingtobefatatforty,butwhichatpresentwasdeliciouslyalluring.Havingsoft,silky,light-brownhair,thecoloroflightdust,andmoistgray-blueeyes,withafairskinandeven,whiteteeth,shewasflatteringlyself-consciousofhercharms.Shepretendedinagay,childlikewaytobeunconsciousofthethrillshesentthroughmanysusceptiblemales,andyetsheknewwellenoughallthewhilewhatshewasdoingandhowshewasdoingit;itpleasedhersotodo.Shewasconsciousofthewonderofhersmooth,softarmsandneck,thefullnessandseductivenessofherbody,thegraceandperfectionofherclothing,or,atleast,theindividualityandtastewhichshemadethemindicate.Shecouldtakeanoldstraw-hatform,aribbon,afeather,orarose,andwithaninnateartistryoffeelingturnitintoabitofmillinerywhichsomehowwasjusttheeffectivethingforher.Shechosenaivecombinationsofwhiteandblues,pinksandwhite,brownsandpaleyellows,whichsomehowsuggestedherownsoul,andtoppedthemwithgreatsashesofsilkybrown(orevenred)ribbontiedaboutherwaist,andlarge,soft-brimmed,face-haloinghats.Shewasagracefuldancer,couldsingalittle,couldplayfeelinglysometimesbrilliantlyandcoulddraw.Herartwasamakeshift,however;shewasnoartist.Themostsignificantthingaboutherwashermoodsandherthoughts,whichwereuncertain,casual,anarchic.

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