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Rh clear blue eyes, the mother almost seemed younger than the daughter. Donna Margaretta's dress though it was black, showed more of personal adornment. The material was a rich silk. The ends of the veil, drawn over her head, were embroidered with silver; she had long gold ear-rings; to a rich and large gold chain was suspended a cross set with precious stones; and over the arm of her chair hung a rosary of agate beads. Another contrast was, that, though Beatrice's little hands were as exquisitely shaped as her mother's, they had not the same delicate white which shows the hand has known no ruder contact than a silken thread, a lute-string, or a flower. Moreover, the contrast between her throat and face showed that Beatrice was somewhat sunburnt; while her mother's cheek was fair as one

They drew round the breakfast-table, which was as neat as if it had been prepared in England. There was chocolate, new milk, honeycomb with its liquid amber droppings fragrant of a thousand flowers, a small loaf, and a little basket of green figs. Lorraine observed, that while the rest of the meal was served on