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S h e w a s lit e r a lly n a k e d , s a v e f o r a ru ffle o f p in k m u s lin a b o u t h e r w a is t. U p o n h e r h e a d w a s a ’c ro w n , In h e r r ig h t h a n d s h e h e ld a g ild e d c ro z le r. T h e m o s t w a n to n , h id e o u s lic e n t io u s n e s s w a s th e o r d e r o f th e h o u r a m o n g th e m o b o f fa n c y -c o s tu m e d p e o p le . R a lp h B a s t in a n d h is c o m p a n io n fo llo w e d In th e w a k e o f th e fo a m in g , r a g in g s e a o f se m l-m a d p e o p le . “ T h e F r e n c h R e v o lu tio n b u s in e s s o v e r a g a i n ,” s a id R a lp h — h e h a d to s h o u t In to h is f r ie n d ’s e a r to h e h e a r d . H is c o m p a n io n n o d d e d a n a s s e n t , th e n b aw le d b a c k : “ W h ith e r a r e th e y b o u n d , I w o n d e r ? ” R a lp h p o in te d to a b a n n e r b e a r in g th e In s c r ip tio n : “ T o S t. 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