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The Portrait of a Lady

CHAPTER XXXVI
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"That's why I came." "I'm always kind to people who have good Louis Quatorze.

It's very rare now, and there's no telling what one may get by it." With which the left-hand corner of Madame Merle's mouth gave expression to the joke.
But he looked, in spite of it, literally apprehensive and consistently strenuous.

"Ah, I thought you liked me for myself!" "I like you very much; but, if you please, we won't analyse.

Pardon me if I seem patronising, but I think you a perfect little gentleman.

I must tell you, however, that I've not the marrying of Pansy Osmond." "I didn't suppose that.


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