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ly Lapiths did not fail to impress him. Georgianathe
eldestwith her black ringletsher flashing eyesher noble aquiline profile
her swan-like neckand sloping shoulderswas orientally dazzling; and the
twinswith their delicately turned- up nosestheir blue eyesand chestnut
hairwere an identical pair of ravishingly English charmers.
Their conversation at this first meeting provedhoweverto be so
forbidding thatbut for the invincible attraction exercised by their beauty
George would never have had the courage to follow up the acquaintance.
The twinslooking up their noses at him with an air of languid superiority
asked him what he thought of the latest French poetry and whether he
liked the "Indiana" of George Sand. But what was almost worse was the
question with which Georgiana opened her conversation with him. 'In
music' she askedleaning forward and fixing him with her large dark eyes
'are you a classicist or a transcendentalist?' George did not lose his
presence of mind. He had enough appreciation of music to know that he
hated anything classicaland sowith a promptitude which did him credit
he replied'I am a transcendentalist.' Georgiana smiled bewitchingly. 'I
am glad' she said; 'so am I. You went to h [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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