12/19 'Gad, it's as near like the kind that Henner painted as anything human could be, except that it's more like old gold, if you can understand what I mean by that. She's rather tall--not too tall, mind you--five feet five, I'd say--whatever that is in the metric system. Slender and well dressed--oh, that's the strangest thing of all! Well dressed! Think of a princess being well dressed! I can see that you don't believe me, but I'll stake my word it's true. Of course, I've seen but three of her gowns and--but that's neither here nor there. I'd say she's twenty-two or twenty-three years of age--not a minute older. |