[The impromptu French lessons from the opera have paid off.
He picks up a comb and begins to smooth out her silver-streaked fall of hair, over the back of the chair as neat as he can make it, then tucks the comb into his palm so he can take the sides of her hair and gently frame her face with it.]
How short would you like it? My wife wears hers about to here- [As he says that, he slides his fingers down the locks of hair that he's holding, down to Sissi's elbows.] -when it's down, I believe. Or I can simply trim off enough so that it isn't on the floor.
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[The impromptu French lessons from the opera have paid off.
He picks up a comb and begins to smooth out her silver-streaked fall of hair, over the back of the chair as neat as he can make it, then tucks the comb into his palm so he can take the sides of her hair and gently frame her face with it.]
How short would you like it? My wife wears hers about to here- [As he says that, he slides his fingers down the locks of hair that he's holding, down to Sissi's elbows.] -when it's down, I believe. Or I can simply trim off enough so that it isn't on the floor.