a sweet smile. No,

I don't want a fan--that's a Lydia Languish trade-mark. And

two

silk

skirts rustling like the deadest leaves imaginable. Yes, I think that

will do. And if you can't hook up my dress without pecking and pecking

at me like that, I'll probably go stark,

staring

crazy, Célestine,

and then you'll be sorry. No, it isn't a bit tight--are you perfectly