Граф Монте-Кристо

Haidee.

           Herattitude,thoughperfectlynaturalforanEasternwomanwould,inaEuropean,havebeendeemedtoofullofcoquettishstrainingaftereffect.Herdress,whichwasthatofthewomenofEpirus,consistedofapairofwhitesatintrousers,embroideredwithpinkroses,displayingfeetsoexquisitelyformedandsodelicatelyfair,thattheymightwellhavebeentakenforParianmarble,hadnottheeyebeenundeceivedbytheirmovementsastheyconstantlyshiftedinandoutofapairoflittleslipperswithupturnedtoes,beautifullyornamentedwithgoldandpearls.Sheworeablueandwhite-stripedvest,withlongopensleeves,trimmedwithsilverloopsandbuttonsofpearls,andasortofbodice,which,closingonlyfromthecentretothewaist,exhibitedthewholeoftheivorythroatandupperpartofthebosom;itwasfastenedwiththreemagnificentdiamondclasps.Thejunctionofthebodiceanddrawerswasentirelyconcealedbyoneofthemany-coloredscarfs,whosebrillianthuesandrichsilkenfringehaverenderedthemsopreciousintheeyesofParisianbelles.Tiltedononesideofherheadshehadasmallcapofgold-coloredsilk,embroideredwithpearls;whileontheotherapurplerosemingleditsglowingcolorswiththeluxuriantmassesofherhair,ofwhichtheblacknesswassointensethatitwastingedwithblue.

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