Tter, you must be able to define her appearance by ten
adjectives, applicable to three portions of her person. For instance,
three things about her must be black, her eyes, her eyelashes, and her
eyebrows. Three must be dainty, her fingers, her lips, her hair, and
so forth. For the rest of this inventory, see Brantome. My gipsy girl
could lay no
claim to so many perfections. Her skin, though perfectly
smooth, was almost of a copper hue. Her eyes were set obliquely
in her head, but they were magnificent and large. Her lips,
a little full, but beautifully shaped, revealed a set of teeth as white
as