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As if for the purpose of proving that extremes meet, the democrats of the New World were demonstrating the wildest infatuation in favour of one dancer, while the great autocrat of the Old was exhibiting a similar fervour in honour of another. La Gitana became all but presidentess of the Transatlantic republic; La Bayadère depolarized the tyrant of the Poles!
In the Little Convent there was a centenarian who came from the Abbey of Fontevrault. She had even been in society before the Revolution. She talked a great deal of M. de Miromesnil, Keeper of the Seals under Louis XVI. and of a Presidentess Duplat, with whom she had been very intimate.
When the excitement had got a little headway on it, they formed a tea society, with the parson's wife for presidentess, and her oldest daughter for secretary. In this way they went to work, until the men got into the fever too, and a project was set a-foot to send a craft to China for a sample of what they wanted." "China!" exclaimed Eve, this time looking the captain fairly in the face.
Your husband shall be President of Glogau! it shall be arranged to-day." The king cast a proud and searching glance around the circle of his cavaliers, until they rested upon the master of ceremonies. "Baron Pollnitz, conduct Madame Presidentess Coceeji to her carriage." Pollnitz stumbled forward and placed himself with a profound salutation at Barbarina's side.
Her ugly was out in full bloom, I tell you. 'Dear cousin Sam, said she, 'I am so fatigued with my labours as presidentess of this institution, that I can hardly keep my peepers open. Sam, I must join my class now. How happy it has made me to see you again after so many years! Kiss me, dear; good bye God bless you! and she yawned again till she nearly dislocated her jaw.
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