. Bleak house . hinking about, my dear? said Allanthen. How curious you are ! said I. I am almost ashamed totell you, but I will. I have been thinking about my old looks —such as they were. And what have you been thinking about them, my busy bee?said Allan. I have been thinking, that I thought it was impossible thatyou could have loved me any better, even if I had retained them. Such as they were ? said Allan, laughing. Such as they were, of course. My dear Dame Durden, said Allan, drawing my arm throughhis, Do you ever look in the glass ? You know I do; you see me do it. And dont you know tha


. Bleak house . hinking about, my dear? said Allanthen. How curious you are ! said I. I am almost ashamed totell you, but I will. I have been thinking about my old looks —such as they were. And what have you been thinking about them, my busy bee?said Allan. I have been thinking, that I thought it was impossible thatyou could have loved me any better, even if I had retained them. Such as they were ? said Allan, laughing. Such as they were, of course. My dear Dame Durden, said Allan, drawing my arm throughhis, Do you ever look in the glass ? You know I do; you see me do it. And dont you know that you are prettier than you ever were ? BLEAK HOUSE. 815 I did not know that; I am not certain that I know it I know that my dearest Httle pets are very pretty, and thatmy darhng is very beautiful, and that my husband is very hand-some, and that my Guardian has the brightest and most benevolentface that ever was seen; and that they can very well do withoutmuch beauty in me — even supposing . THE Deacidified using the Bookkeeper agent; Magnesium OxideTreatment Date: March 2009 PreservationTechnologies A WORLD LEADER IN COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION 111 Thomson Park Drive ^ 1 T ^^ D\ iCrtRti LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


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