TheyoungladiesoftheSiamesecourtdidtheonlysensiblethingtheycoulddotoprotectthemselvesfromanevileye;theypulledtheirgownskirtsupovertheirheadsandfledasbesttheycould.AnnadidnottellwhattheBritishambassador'sreactionwas.

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The young ladies of the Siamese court did the only sensible thing they could do to protect themselves from an evil eye; they pulled their gown skirts up over their heads and fled as best they could. Anna did not tell what the British ambassador's reaction was.