The Beautiful Lady (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781421803067)

Nothing could have been more painful to my sensiti-veness than to occupy myself, confused with blushes, at the center of the whole world as a living advertise-ment of the least amusing ballet in Paris. To be the day's sensation of the boulevards one must possess an eccentricity of appearance conceived by nothing short of genius; and my misfortunes had reduced me to present such to all eyes seeking mirth. It was not that I was one of those people in uniform who carry placards and strange figures upon their backs, nor that my coat was of rags; on the contrary, my whole costume was delicately rich and well chosen, of soft grey and fine linen (such as you see worn by a marquis in the pe'sage at Auteuil) according well with my usual air and countenance, sometimes esteemed to resemble my father's, which were not wanting in distinction.

Author: Booth Tarkington
ISBN-10: 1421803062
ISBN-13: 9781421803067
Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2006
Pages: 108
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d