\"Yes,\"answeredBettina。\"Ithinkso。AndIamtall。Itisthefashiontobetallnow。ItwasEarlyVictoriantobelittle。TheQueenbroughtinthe`dearlittlewoman,’andnowthetypehasgoneout。\"
\"Theywillcometolookatyouprettysoon,\"saidVanderpoel。\"Whatshallyousaythen?\"
\"I?\"saidBettina,andhervoicesoundedparticularlylowandmellow。\"Ihavealittlemonomania,father。Somepeoplehaveamonomaniaforonethingandsomeforanother。
MineisforNOTtakingabargainfromtheducalremnantcounter。\"
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