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“Silly one! What you see is your own sweet face,” replied the man, delighted to know that his wife did not recognize herself. “This circle of metal is called a looking-glass. In the city, every woman has one, although here in the country no one has seen one until today.”
Enchanted with her gift, the woman passed several days in wonderment, because, as I have said, this was the first time she had seen a mirror, and consequently the first time she had seen the image of her own pretty face. This wonderful jewel she thought too precious to be used every day, and the little box she guarded carefully, hiding it among her most precious treasures.
Years passed, the good man and his wife living happily through them all. The delight of his life was the child, who was growing into the living image of her dear mother, and who was so good and affectionate that everybody loved her.
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“I see a pretty young woman, who looks at me and moves her lips as if talking, and who wears— what a wonderful thing! A blue dress exactly like mine.”
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