"I
am a well-behaved, sedate man now, and all because I am
engaged," I congratulated myself. "There is only one woman in
the world for me, and that is Fanny, my Fanny, the girl that is
going to be my wife in a few weeks from to-day
Directly in front of us and only a few yards off was a tennis-court.
It was unoccupied at first, but presently there appeared two girls
with rackets and balls and they started to play. One of these
arrested my attention violently, as it were. I thought her strikingly
interesting and pretty. I could not help gazing at her in spite of the
eyes that were watching me, and she was growing on me rapidly.
It seemed as though absolutely everything about her made a strong
appeal to me. She was tall and stately, with a fine pink
complexion and an effective mass of chestnut hair. I found that her
face attested intellectual dignity and a kindly disposition. I liked
her white, strong teeth. I liked the way she closed her lips and I
liked the way she opened them into a smile; the way she ran to
meet the ball and the way she betrayed disappointment when she
missed it.
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