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11Painted and made up as if part of some bygone rustic revelry,Painted and made up as if part of some rural idyll,
22Frail amid the profusion of bows and ribbons,Frail amid the profusion of bows and ribbons,
33She passes, beneath the shadowy boughs,She passes, beneath the shadowy boughs,
44along the lane with its old benches made green by the moss,along the pathway made green by the moss of old banks,
55With a thousand airs and graces, a thousand simpering mannerisms,With a thousand airs and graces, a thousand simpering mannerisms,
66Of the sort one normally reserves for precious budgerigars.Of the sort one normally reserves for precious budgerigars.
77Her long dress with its train is blue, and the fan,Her long dress with its train is blue, and the fan,
88Which she crumples between the bony fingers encrusted with rings,Which she crumples between the bony fingers encrusted with rings,
99Is livened up by vaguely erotic pictures,Is livened up by erotic pictures, so faded
1010That make her smile, dreaming about them all the while in the minutest detail.That they make her smile, dreaming about them all the while in the minutest detail.
1111- In short, the blonde. The cute nose with the blood red lips,- In short, the blonde. The cute nose with the blood red lips,
1212luxuriant with an unconsciously divine arrogance,luxuriant with an unconsciously divine arrogance,
1313- Besides, it is more subtle than the beauty spot- Furthermore, more subtle than the fleck
1414That brings back the rather silly glint to her eye.That brings backs the slightly silly glint in the eye.

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