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"You sent me no reply, therefore I feared lest you might not come," exclaimed the woman, speaking rapidly in French, with an accent purely Parisian.
Her voice was soft and refined, yet so dark was it that her features were scarcely distinguishable. That she was young and rather handsome, with a somewhat oval face, was, however, apparent; and wearing a short fur bolero and neat, felt travelling hat, she presented quite the average _chic_ appearance of the Frenchwoman.