After this conversation Wilhelm looked for the first time more
attentively at his neighbor. He had a general impression of her
being tall and stout, with a remarkably clear, bright complexion.
Now he took in the details. In spite of the fullness of her figure
she was slender about the waist, and her small slim hands, with
their tapering fingers and pink nails, retained the purity of their
outline, and had by no means degenerated into mere cushions of fat.
The proudly-poised head was crowned by a wealth of heavy, pale brown
hair with dull gold reflections in it, waving in soft, downy locks
round her forehead. The cheeks were very full but firm, and the well
shaped, boldly modeled nose stood in exactly the right proportion to
the rather large face. The light brown eyes with their remarkably
small pupils were conspicuously lively, and flashed and sparkled
incessantly on all sides. Their expression was extremely intelligent
and generally mocking, and if you looked long at them you gained the
somewhat uncomfortable impression that that cold clear glance could,
on occasion, stab a heart as cruelly as would a dagger. But her most
striking feature was her mouth--a sudden dash of violent coral-red
in the opalescent white of her face.
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