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Wilfrid Scawen Blunt - Esther, A Sonnet Sequence: XLVI
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Not so my little sponsor. She, with eyes
 Proudly unconscious of my fool`s display,
 Talked volubly to all and scorned disguise,
 While Madame Blanche herself, no less than they,
 Smiled us a welcome, and with upraised hands
 Disclaimed excuse and led us straightway through
 To an inner room as to a Conference.
 There I first saw to my amazement new
 That fair white mystery, a woman`s dress,
 And heard its language spoken. Stuffs were brought
 And cards unrolled before us, braids and lace
 Lauded and handled and their merits taught
 To ears that listened and to eyes that saw
 Their secret sense, the law within the law.
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