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68 A TOUR THROUGH
well as that of her husband, who, by the
bye, is a ninny: they are no less vile
curiosities than the originals.—He is drawn
with his snuff-box open in one hand, and
a dish of cossee in the other; and at the
same time, fait . P ahnabk a Madame. I
took notice of this triple occupation, which
teemed to imply something particular. She
told me that the thought was her's; that
her husband was exceedingly fond of snufF
and of coffee, and wanted by this to (hew
that he was still more occupied with her
than with either of them.— I could not
help applauding the ingenuity of the con-
ceit. Madame is painted with an immense
bouquet in her breast, and an orange in
her right-hand, emblematic of her sweet-
ness and purity ; and has the prettiest little
smirk on her face you can imagine. She
told me that the insistcd on the painter
drawing her avec le fowls sur le <vifage,
but as he had not efprit enough to make
her smile naturally, she was obliged to
8 force
well as that of her husband, who, by the
bye, is a ninny: they are no less vile
curiosities than the originals.—He is drawn
with his snuff-box open in one hand, and
a dish of cossee in the other; and at the
same time, fait . P ahnabk a Madame. I
took notice of this triple occupation, which
teemed to imply something particular. She
told me that the thought was her's; that
her husband was exceedingly fond of snufF
and of coffee, and wanted by this to (hew
that he was still more occupied with her
than with either of them.— I could not
help applauding the ingenuity of the con-
ceit. Madame is painted with an immense
bouquet in her breast, and an orange in
her right-hand, emblematic of her sweet-
ness and purity ; and has the prettiest little
smirk on her face you can imagine. She
told me that the insistcd on the painter
drawing her avec le fowls sur le <vifage,
but as he had not efprit enough to make
her smile naturally, she was obliged to
8 force