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| 0b24799 | Dixon was not unconscious of this awed reverence which was given to her; nor did she dislike it; it flattered her as much as Louis the Fourteenth was flattered by his courtiers shading their eyes from the dazzling light of his presence. | france funny history louis-xiv north-and-south pride respect reverence | Elizabeth Gaskell |