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"It was by a chance, my child, the veriest chance, that your father discovered it," the Senora Rimarez explained, folding her plump little hands together in ecstasy. "But it is as I say. He is noble, rich, and eccentric. You are indeed fortunate, my Lucia. It is a gift from the Saints to you."
The girl who was lounging on the broad piazza by her mother's side looked languidly up. She had the big black eyes and hair of the Senora, but otherwise there was little likeness between them. The President's wife was plump, short, and possessed an amiable air of contentment.