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The next day was Sunday, and all the party went to church together in the open carriage. Alice, in a lovely white bonnet, a mass of ostrich feathers, sat opposite to Geoffrey, who, after carefully inspecting her, patronisingly remarked:
"That is a most touching construction on your head, Alice, and _not_ unbecoming. Have yourself painted for the next Academy, ‘Lady in a Bonnet."