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“De Hamiltons hadden een beroemde gast over de vloer, de grote admiraal Nelson. Hij was zojuist teruggekeerd uit egypte. De admiraal sprak niet veel, hij leek volledig in de ban van de vrouw des huizes. De decoraties waarmee zijn uniform behangen was, vroegen glimmend om aandacht. Hamilton merkte op dat hij Napels vreselijk miste, omdat hij zich op Sicilië niet aan zijn liefhebberij van het verzamelenvan antieke schatten kon overgeven. Het viel Elgin op dat 'vrouwe' Hamilton niet veel meer droeg dan een onderjurk, die meer van haar lichaam toonde dan betamelijk was. Ze pronkte met haar borsten. Hij vond die borsten mooi, ze voldeden althans aan het klassiek schoonheidsideaal. Ze wiegde overdreven met haar heupen, wellicht omdat ze die heupen zo vaak gebruikte. Haar donkerbruine gazellenogen keken iedereen doordringend aan. Ze had volle, sensuele lippen en had zich smaakvol opgemaakt.”

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