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This Lady Leonora, in her simplicity, never dreamed of love till the prince's passion was too visible and audible to be misunderstood: and then she changed her tone, and checked her simplicity, and was so reserved, and so dignified, and so proper, it was quite edifying, especially to a poor sinner of a coquette like me; nothing piquante; nothing agacante; nothing demi-voilee; no retiring to be pursued; not a single manoeuvre of coquetry did she practise.
"Fairly bit and bantered to boot," said the Duke "the monkey has a turn for satire, too, by all that is piquante. Hark ye, fair Princess, how dared you adventure on such a trick as you have been accomplice to?" "Dare, my lord," answered the stranger; "put the question to others, not to one who fears nothing." "By my faith, I believe so; for thy front is bronzed by nature.
If I only had a classical nose and mouth I should be perfectly happy," she said, surveying herself with a critical eye and a candle in each hand. In spite of this affliction, she looked unusually gay and graceful as she glided away. She seldom ran it did not suit her style, she thought, for being tall, the stately and Junoesque was more appropriate than the sportive or piquante.
A piquante little woman, outrageously but effectively dressed she looked like a drawing by Beardsley drew her aside. "I've always wished I were a man," she said. "It seemed to me that they had all the power. From this afternoon, I shall be proud of belonging to the governing sex." She laughed and slipped away. Phillips was waiting for her in the vestibule.
It was again whispered that she was in hopes that the King, scarcely yet thirty-two, would not be repelled by the faded charms of a septuagenarian; that he would marry her, that was certain; and in every saloon throughout the world of fashion in France, circulated the following anecdote, which Saint Simon duly registered in his Memoirs, and in which further figured, to render it more piquante and authentic, the Reverend Father Robinet.
In early days, when she indulged in certain secret hopes which she confided to none, she took to wearing stays, and dressing in the fashion, and so shone in splendor for a short time, that the Baron thought her marriageable. Lisbeth at that stage was the piquante brunette of old-fashioned novels.
In the presence of the young ladies, and not unfrequently of the Countess herself, Levina deemed it prudent to bring up apple-pie without sauce piquante, and to serve gateaux unmixed with pepper or anchovies. Abraham became eloquent in his thanks for the kindness shown to his daughter, and the tears were in Belasez's eyes when she took leave.
No matter what you have read, you've never met me until now. I mean the big Me that thrills all girls who speak about me in whispers. Well, then, just for a minute, meet me look at me and see what I am." On her piquante little face was a look of friendly challenge. "We've had such fine little shopping bees, and I'd like you not to be sorry. And what I want to say is this: "I was just like you.
At supper Malvine was indefatigable in asking Wilhelm how he liked this dark girl, and what he had said to that fair one, and what impression the piquante little one with the boyish curly head had made upon him? When he frankly confessed that he had paid very little attention to any of the young ladies, and could scarcely remember one from another, she was very much discouraged.
Bertie pressed her hand under the table, and for a moment they were oblivious of anything passing around. Du Meresq darted a searching glance at the man, who looked as stolid as the Serjeant in 'Our's. No one could have guessed he was thinking what a piquante anecdote it would be to relate to his inamorata, the cook, over their supper-beer.
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