tignolle to leave the children behindthough she could not induce her to
relinquish a diminutive roll of needleworkwhich Adele begged to be
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allowed to slip into the depths of her pocket. In some unaccountable way
they had escaped from Robert.
The walk to the beach was no inconsiderable oneconsisting as it did
of a longsandy pathupon which a sporadic and tangled growth that
bordered it on either side made frequent and unexpected inroads. There
were acres of yellow camomile reaching out on either hand. Further away
stillvegetable gardens aboundedwith frequent small plantations of
orange or lemon trees intervening. The dark green clusters glistened from
afar in the sun.
The women were both of goodly heightMadame Ratignolle
possessing the more feminine and matronly figure. The charm of Edna
Pontellier's physique stole insensibly upon you. The lines of her body
were longclean and symmetrical; it was a body which occasionally fell
into splendid poses; there was no suggestion of the trimstereotyped
fashion-plate about it. A casual and indiscriminating observerin passing
might not cast a second glance upon the figure. But with more feeling
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