No , Rachel Ward was not pretty , that had to be admitted . The picture showed a fresh young face , with strongly marked , irregular features , large black eyes , and black curls hanging around the shoulders in old-time style . `` Rachel was n't pretty , '' said Uncle Alec , `` but she had a lovely colour , and a beautiful smile . She looks far too sober in that picture . '' `` She has a beautiful neck and bust , '' said Aunt Olivia critically . `` Anyhow , Will Montague was really handsome , '' said the Story Girl . `` A handsome rogue , '' growled Uncle Alec . `` I never liked him . I was only a little chap of ten but I saw through him . Rachel Ward was far too good for him . '' We would dearly have liked to get a peep into the letters , too . But Aunt Olivia would not allow that . They must be burned unread , she declared . She took the wedding dress and veil , the picture case , and the letters away with her . The rest of the things were put back into the chest , pending their ultimate distribution . Aunt Janet gave each of us boys a handkerchief . The Story Girl got the blue candlestick , and Felicity and Cecily each got a pink and gold vase . Even Sara Ray was made happy by the gift of a little china plate , with a loudly coloured picture of Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh in the middle of it . Moses wore a scarlet cloak , while Aaron disported himself in bright blue . Pharaoh was arrayed in yellow .
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