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Melbourne House, Volume 2

CHAPTER XII
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There was an old cardinal, of beautiful red cloth, which doubtless would make up Red Riding-hood with very little trouble.

There were beautiful plumes for Fortitude's head; and Daisy began to wonder how she would look with their stately grace waving over her.

Mrs.Sandford tried it.

She arranged the plume on Daisy's head; and with a turn or two of a dark cashmere scarf imitated beautifully the classic folds of the drapery in the picture.

Then she put Daisy in the attitude of the figure; and by that time Daisy felt so strange that her face was stern and grave enough to need no admonishing.
Preston clapped his hands.
"If you will only look like that, Daisy, in the tableau!" "Look how ?" said Daisy.
"Mrs.Sandford, did you ever see anything so perfect ?" "It is excellent," said that lady.
"If they will all do as well, we shall be encored.


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