[Ailoom-devel] s symbol of a body

[Bielik <cap...@ya...>]

Feval, Dumas, and Balzac--all of which gave her little enlightenment,
but taught her to keep her mouth shut, and open her eyes and ears wider.
One day when "Aunt Margaret" had invited her to a _tete-a-tete_ in the
boudoir, it occurred to Cornelia, in the wisdom of her heart, to take
advantage of the opportunity to introduce the subject. She was a widow:
was very good-natured; would be sure not to laugh at her, and could
hardly help knowing as much as the young ladies knew. "Oh!" exclaimed
Mrs. Vanderplanck, as Cornelia entered, "such a relief--such a
_refreshment_ to look at that sweet face of yours! There! I must have my
_kiss_, you know. Yes, I was just thinking of you, my love--so longing
to have a quiet _chat_ with you--your dear father!--such a _grand_ man
he is! _such genius_! Oh! _I_