[Melbourne House, Volume 2 by Susan Warner]@TWC D-Link bookMelbourne House, Volume 2 CHAPTER XIV 5/24
She must be Marie Antoinette going from the revolutionary tribunal." "De la Roche's picture!" said Theresa. "She's not dressed at all"-- remarked Frederica coldly looking at the engraving. "Marie Antoinette needed no dress, you know," Theresa answered. "But she isn't handsome there." "You will be standing for her," said Mrs.Sandford.
"The attitude is very striking, in its proud, indignant impassiveness.
You will do that well.
I must dress your hair carefully, but you have just the right hair and plenty of it." "Don't she flatter her!" whispered Theresa to Preston;--then aloud, "How will you make up the rest of the tableau, Preston ?" "I am going to be that old cross-eyed woman--Alexander will be one of the guards--George Linwood another, I think.
Hamilton Rush must shake his fist at the queen over my head; and Theresa, you must be this nice little French girl, looking at her unfortunate sovereign with weeping eyes.
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