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This Signor Montoni had an air of conscious superiority, anithened by talents, to which every person seemed

involuntarily to yield The quickness of his perceptions was strikingly

expressed on his countenance, yet that countenance could submit

implicitly to occasion; and, more than once in this day, the triuht have been discerned in it His visage was long,

and rather narrow, yet he was called handsoour of his soul, sparkling through his features, that

triumphed for him Emily felt admiration, but not the adree of fear she knew not

exactly wherefore

Cavigni was gay and insinuating as forh he paid almost

incessant attention to Mada with Emily, to whom he directed, at first, the sallies of his

wit, but now and then assumed an air of tenderness, which she observed,

and shrunk froentleness and

sweetness of her ed hi lady of the party, who spoke incessantly, obtruded herself

on his notice This lady, who possessed all the sprightliness of

a Frenchwoman, with all her coquetry, affected to understand every

subject, or rather there was no affectation in the case; for, never

looking beyond the li to learn She attracted notice frousted