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me。Ishallpassthewinterhere:andstopatleastuntilClo\'slyingin。IcallherOLDCLO，butnobodyelseshall。SheisthecleverestwomaninallBruxelles:understandingpainting，music，poetry，andperfectatCOOKERYANDPUDDENS。IbordedwiththeCount，that\'showIcametoknowher。TherearefourCountsherbrothers。OneanAbbey——threewiththePrince\'sarmy。TheyhavealawsuitforANIMMENCEFORTUNE:butarenowinaPOREWAY。Breakthistomother，who\'lltakeanythingfromYOU。Andwrite，andbidFinchwriteAMEDIATELY。Hosteldel\'AigleNoire，Bruxelles，Flanders。\"
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