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"Oh how lovely! How beautiful! -- And is it all mine? -- And is it you, Walpurga, of the cottage by the lake? -- How proud she'll be! "
Such were Walpurga's extravagant expressions of delight, while she stood looking at herself in the full-length mirror. Mademoiselle Kramer was indeed obliged to hold her back, lest she should rush through the glass in her eager desire to embrace the figure she saw reflected in it.