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The first and last sentences of a paragraph are fixed as S1 and S2. Rearrange the four jumbled sentences (A, B, C, D) between them to form a coherent paragraph. S1. Sofia did not raise her eyes from her work, and her slim fingers fairly flew over the delicate lace. A. She hummed a few bars of a song and recited a verse, but Sofia appeared not to hear. B. But Lulu wandered about the room, moving the ornaments on the shelves or opening a drawer to gaze absently into it. C. Then Lulu, who was not blessed with too much patience, decided to put the question boldly, and, planting herself in front of her sister, she asked: D. It was clear that she wished either to do or to say something but was abashed by her elder sister's grave manner. S2. 'Sofia, do you know what Mademoiselle Jeannette told me?'