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A sensible man will look for a sensible woman; he will not concern his sensible head over such trumperies as a pair of bright eyes, or a red lip or so, or a satisfactory suit of hair. These are fleeting vanities. A SENSIBLE MAN WILL LOOK FOR A SENSIBLE WOMAN HE WILL NOT CONCERN HIS SENSIBLE HEAD OVER SUCH TRUCKPERIES AS A PAIR OF BRIGHT EYES OR A RED LIP OR SO OR A SATISFACTORY SUIT OF HAIR THESE ARE FLEETING VANITIES
trepidations, her white nights, her occult battles over Hugh Van Orden. Also, she was a pretty girl--if you care for brunettes--and accomplished. She was versed in I forget how many foreign languages, both Continental and dead, and could discourse sensibly in any one of them. She was perfectly reasonable, perfectly consistent, perfectly unimpulsive, and never expressed an opinion that was not countenanced by at least two competent authorities. I don't know a man living, prepared to dispute that Miss Haggage excelled Miss Hugonin in all these desirable qualities. Yet with pleasing unanimity they went mad for Margaret and had the greatest possible respect for Adèle. And, my dear Mrs. Grundy, I grant you cheerfully that this was all wrong. A sensible man, as you very justly observe, will seek in a woman something more enduring than mere personal attractions; he will value her for some sensible reason--say, for her wit, or her learning, or her skill in cookery, or her proficiency in Greek. DEPEND UPON IT SHE TOO HAD HER TREPIDATIONS HER WHITE NIGHTS HER OCCULT BATTLES OVER HUGH VAN ORDEN ALSO SHE WAS A PRETTY GIRL IF YOU CARE FOR BRUNETTES AND ACCOMPLISHED SHE WAS VERSED AND I FORGET HOW MANY FOREIGN LANGUAGES BOTH CONTINENTAL AND DEAD AND COULD DISCOURSE SENSIBLY IN ANY ONE OF THEM SHE WAS PERFECTLY REASONABLE PERFECTLY CONSISTENT PERFECTLY UNIMPULSIVE AND NEVER EXPRESS AN OPINION THAT WAS NOT COUNTENANCED BY AT LEAST TWO COMPETENT AUTHORITIES I DON'T KNOW A MAN LIVING PREPARED TO DISPUTE THAT MISS HAGGAGE EXCEL MISS YGONAN IN ALL THEIR DESIRABLE QUALITIES YET WITH PLEASING UNANIMITY THEY WENT MAD FOR MARGARET AND HAD THE GREATEST POSSIBLE RESPECT FOR ADELL AND MY DEAR MISSUS GRUNDY I GRANT YOU CHEERFULLY THAT THIS WAS ALL WRONG A SENSIBLE MAN AS YOU VERY JUSTLY OBSERVE WILL SEEK IN A WOMAN SOMETHING MORE ENDURING THAN MERE PERSONAL ATTRACTIONS HE WILL VALUE HER FOR SOME SENSIBLE REASON SAVE FOR HER WIT OR HER LEARNING OR HER SKILL IN COOKERY OR HER PROFICIENCY IN GREEK
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