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explanation. They partly perceived what was
passing in their souls, and studied to conceal
from every one the secret which they would
willingly have been ignorant of themselves,
and which they never spoke of to each other.
Still it is so natural to flatter oneself, that the
Princess built much upon the fact that Cheri
alone had neither a star on his forehead nor a

chain round his neck, although he had long
ringlets, out of which jewels fell when they
were combed, the same as his cousins.

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