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her turn. This flie promifed to do ; and at the 
fame inftant fhe fixed her eyes upon a chair 
that flood not far from me. Having fliewn 
me a knife which I had left there by chance, 
I prefented it to her, and ftie immediately 
gave it to her mother. 
This girl's whole thoughts were continually 
engaged by her drefs, which to her was entirely 
new. She touched her arms, her feet, her neck- 
lace, and her girdle^ and put her hands twenty 
times to her head to feel her handkerchief, 
which pleafed her much. Having opened my 
dreffing-box, I drew from it a mirror, which 
I placed before her ; and fhe furveyed herfeif 
fome time in it with much attention and com- 
plaifance. By her geftures and various atti- 
tudes, fhe fufEciently fliewed how much fhe 
was fatisfied ; I do not fay with her figure, but 
with her ornaments, which ftill made the 
flrongeft impreffions on her mind. When 
fhe had drelTed in the morning, before the 
horde fet out to fee me, fhe had rubbed greafe 
and tallow over her cheeks, which I ordered 
to be cleaned and wafhed ; but I could never 
perfuade her that this affiflance of art deflroyed. 
the charms of nature, which had formed her 
very pretty. Whatever ingenuity I employed 
