Severely black, yet scarce discouraging:

Fresh Paris-manufacture! (Vire's would do?

I doubt it, but confess my ignorance.)

Her figure? somewhat small and darling-like.

Her face? well, singularly colorless,

For first thing: which scarce suits a blonde, you know.

Pretty you would not call her: though perhaps

Attaining to the ends of prettiness,

And somewhat more, suppose enough of soul.

Then she is forty full: you cannot judge