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New Burlesques

CHAPTERS I TO XX
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She was looking at him in disdainful curiosity.

"I've seen you before somewhere, haven't I ?" she said at last, with a crushing significance.
He shuddered, he knew not why, and passed his hand over his high forehead.

"Yes, I go there very often," he replied vacantly.

"But you, mademoiselle--you--I have met before ?" "Oh, ages, ages ago!" There was something weird in her emphasis.
"Ha!" said a voice near them, "I thought so!" It was the doctor, peering at them curiously.

"And you both feel rather dazed and creepy ?" He suddenly felt their pulses, lingering, however, as the Chevalier fancied, somewhat longer than necessary over the lady's wrist and beautiful arm.


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