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-"Saints defend us!" I pettishly exclaimed. "Is there no one in the world with an atom of brains? I don't want to go as Night or Morning, nor as Marguerite or Pierrette, or Madame la Pompadour. I want something original!" And I stamped my foot to give emphasis to the remark.
"Shall it be as Carmen, madame?"