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Edna's father was in the city, and had been with them several days

She was not very warmly or deeply attached to hiether they were co

was in the nature of a welcome disturbance; it seemed to furnish a new

direction for her ehter, Janet, and an

outfit for hiht e Mr Pontellier had selected the bridal gift, as every

one immediately connected with hiestions on the question of dress--which too

often assumes the nature of a problem--were of inestimable value to his

father-in-law But for the past few days the old gentleman had been upon

Edna's hands, and in his society she was beco acquainted with a new

set of sensations He had been a colonel in the Confederate army, and

stillwhich had always

accompanied it His hair and ed bronze of his face He was tall and thin, and wore his coats

padded, which gave a fictitious breadth and depth to his shoulders

and chest Edna and her father looked very distinguished together, and