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The Two Brothers

CHAPTER IV
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Wrinkles had formed in her superabundant flesh, now grown pallid and flabby.

Her eyes, full of life, were bright with thoughts that were still young and vivacious, and might be considered grasping; for there is always something of that spirit in a gambler.
Her fat face bore traces of dissimulation and of the mental reservations hidden in the depths of her heart.

Her vice necessitated secrecy.

There were also indications of gluttony in the motion of her lips.

And thus, although she was, as we have seen, an excellent and upright woman, the eye might be misled by her appearance.


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