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"What do you think of that for a fine bit of antithesis?" said the

Ger ad for any other answer "There lies

antique beauty, not corpse-like even in death, but arrested in the

complete contentment of its sensuous perfection: and here stands beauty

in its breathing life, with the consciousness of Christian centuries in

its bosom But she should be dressed as a nun; I think she looks

almost what you call a Quaker; I would dress her as a nun in my

picture However, she ison that

wonderful left hand, otherwise I should have thought the sallow

Geistlicher was her father I saw hio, and just now I found her in that nificent pose Only think! he

is perhaps rich, and would like to have her portrait taken Ah! it is

no use looking after her--there she goes! Let us follow her home!"

"No, no," said his coular, Ladislaw You look struck together Do you know

her?"

"I know that she isdown the hall with a preoccupied air, while his Gererly

"What! the Geistlicher? He looks more like an uncle--a more useful sort

of relation"