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Pearce, Charles E

 
9780548905333: A Queen Of The Paddock: A Romance of the Race Course

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Madame scoffee is ready. A smothered response from the picture-bed, with its silken hangings and lace pillows, an impatient movement of the round shoulders. Silence, broken by the whisking of Fifine sskirts as she turned to open the window, and the persiennes outside. Five minutes of silence and blazing sunlight, and Fifine spoke again. Madame scoffee is getting cold. Madame probably found the sunlight somewhat trying. The long, dark lashes slowly parted and disclosed a pair of large blue I rish eyes beautiful eyes undoubtedly, innocent-looking or wicked just as the owner pleased. At this moment they were languid and slightly weary. The corners of the handsome audacious mouth were curved a little downwards. Mdme. Violetta Vaughan, generally known as Mdme. Violetta, and not infrequently as Violetta alone, had had a restless night. Chartreuse, Fifine, and the eau de Cologne spray, said she in a tired voice. The first was dropped into the coffee, the second was showered on the ladys forehead. Under these stimulating and refreshing influences Mdme. Violetta revived somewhat and asked for the English papers.
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