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     　　Her figure is elegant and has the effect of being tall. Not thatshe is so, but that "the most is made," as the Honourable BobStables has frequently asserted upon oath, "of all her points."The same authority observes that she is perfectly got up andremarks in commendation of her hair especially that she is thebest-groomed woman in the whole stud.
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