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Evair' one work, work, work to ze fullest capacitee. Look! All ze gowns zat mus' be complete before ze New Year dawn, and only two more day!" She stepped to the door, and with a dramatic gesture pointed to the busy sewing women and the chairs and tables covered with dresses in all stages of construction. "Only two day, and all zese yet to be feenish for zat same ball!
Cicely heard the snapping of a string, the rustling of paper, and then madame's affected little cry of admiration. But at the next word she knew just how the little Frenchwoman was shrugging her shoulders, with clasped hands and raised eyebrows. "But, mademoiselle," Cicely heard her protesting, "it is impossible! If you will but step to ze door one instant and obsairve! Evair' one is beesy.
"Good luck to 'ee both," cried the driver, as he flourished his whip and drove away. Redding and his man stood silently gazing for several minutes at the turn in the road where the vision had vanished. "Heaven for two minits, an' now gone for evair!" said Le Rue, with a deep sigh. Redding echoed the sigh, and then laughed at the lugubrious expression of his man's face.
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