Her figure was finely formed, slight and
delicate, but neither diminutive nor feeble--of fair proportion
symmetry, and an ease and grace of carriage and manner belonging to a
far more refined social organization than that in which we find her. But
this is easily accounted for; and the progress of our tale will save us
the trouble of dwelling farther upon it now. Her skin, though slightly
tinged by the sun, was beautifully smooth and fair. Her features might
not be held regular; perhaps not exactly such as in a critical
examination we should call or consider handsome; but they were
attractive nevertheless, strongly marked, and well defined. Her eyes
were darkly blue; not languishingly so, but on the contrary rather
lively and intelligent in their accustomed expression. Her mouth,
exquisitely chiselled, and colored by the deepest blushes of the rose,
had a seductive persuasiveness about it that might readily win one's own
to some unconscious liberties; while the natural position of the lips,
leaving them slightly parted, gave to the mouth an added attraction in
the double range which was displayed beneath of pearl-like and
well-formed teeth; her hair was unconfined, but short; and rendered the
expression of her features more youthful and girl-like than might have
been the result of its formal arrangement--it was beautifully glossy,
and of a dark brown color.
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