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veil about her head She wore dogskin gloves, with gauntlets that

protected her wrists She was dressed in pure white, with a fluffiness

of ruffles that becas which

she wore suited her rich, luxuriant beauty as a greater severity of line

could not have done

There were a nuh but solid

construction, built with s the water

Each house consisted of two compartments, and each family at Lebrun's

possessed a compartment for itself, fitted out with all the essential

paraphernalia of the bath and whatever other conveniences the owners

; they had just

strolled down to the beach for a walk and to be alone and near the

water The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another

under the sah force of habit

Unlocking the door of her bath-roo, which she spread upon the floor of the gallery, and two

huge hair pillows covered with crash, which she placed against the front

of the building