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So the false diamonds were put aside, as was everything else which could
awaken an inquiry as to its cost, and a simple blue muslin was chosen,
with ruching at the neck and nothing on the sleeves, which were rather
wide and showed to good advantage the beautifully rounded arms and
hands, of which Daisy was so proud. Her golden curls were gathered in a
shining mass at the back of her head and fastened with a comb of pink
coral, Lord Hardy's gift, when he was in Naples with her. At her throat
she wore a blush rose and another in her belt, with no jewelry of any
kind, except her wedding ring, and Bessie's turquois, which she still
appropriated. Nothing could be simpler than her whole dress, and nothing
more becoming, for it gave her a sweet girlish look, which she knew
always produced an effect.
Meanwhile the expected guests had arrived, and Daisy heard them in the
hall as they took possession of the room opposite hers. Lady Jane was
very tired, and hot, and dusty, for she had come from Edinburgh that
day, and she glanced around her luxurious apartment with a feeling of
comfort and relief, as she issued her orders to her maid, Lydia, and
talked to her husband.
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