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Little Women - 912 Freedom Library

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<strong>Little</strong> <strong>Women</strong>CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENAt three o’clock in the afternoon, all the fashionableworld at Nice may be seen on the Promenade desAnglais—a charming place, for the wide walk, borderedwith palms, flowers, and tropical shrubs, is bounded onone side by the sea, on the other by the grand drive, linedwith hotels and villas, while beyond lie orange orchardsand the hills. Many nations are represented, manylanguages spoken, many costumes worn, and on a sunnyday the spectacle is as gay and brilliant as a carnival.Haughty English, lively French, sober Germans, handsomeSpaniards, ugly Russians, meek Jews, free-and-easyAmericans, all drive, sit, or saunter here, chatting over thenews, and criticzing the latest celebrity who has arrived—Ristori or Dickens, Victor Emmanuel or the Queen of theSandwich Islands. The equipages are as varied as thecompany and attract as much attention, especially the lowbasket barouches in which ladies drive themselves, with apair of dashing ponies, gay nets to keep their voluminousflounces from overflowing the diminutive vehicles, andlittle grooms on the perch behind.661 of 861

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