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The Pilgrim said, "Peace be with you, / Lady"; and bent his knees. / She answered, "Peace. " / Her eyes were like the wave within; / Like water-reeds the poise / Of her soft body, dainty thin; / And like the water's noise / Her plaintive voice. / -- D. G. ROSSETTI.
The scene as Felix entered the parlor of the hotel was of a most unusually animated description. The models had all been taken out of "_consigne_" earlier in the day, and Vronsky had laid them out upon the table.