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And besides that, mere carnal vanities are trivial things; a gray eye or so is not in the least to the purpose. Yet since it is the immemorial custom of writer folk to inventory such possessions of their heroines, here you have a catalogue of her personal attractions. AND BESIDES THAT MERE CARNAL VANITIES ARE TRIVIAL THINGS A GREY EYE OR SO IS NOT IN THE LEAST TO THE PURPOSE YET SINCE IT IS THE IMMEMORIAL CUSTOM OF WRITER FOLK TO INVENTORY SUCH POSSESSIONS OF THEIR HEROINES HERE YOU HAVE A CATALOGUE OF HER PERSONAL ATTRACTIONS
 to the point of indiscretion, her husband most assuredly knows all about it, by this, and he and I are still the best of friends. So you perceive that if I ever did so far forget myself it could scarcely have amounted to a hanging matter. I am doubly sure that Margaret Hugonin was beautiful, for the reason that I have never found a woman under forty-five who shared my opinion. If you clap a Testament into my hand, I cannot affirm that women are eager to recognise beauty in one another; at the utmost they concede that this or that particular feature is well enough. But when a woman is clean-eyed and straight-limbed, and has a cheery heart, she really cannot help being beautiful; and when Nature accords her a sufficiency of dimples and an infectious laugh, I protest she is well-nigh irresistible. And all these Margaret Hugonin had. And surely that is enough. I shall not endeavour, then, to picture her features to you in any nicely picked words. Her chief charm was that she was Margaret. VE CARRIED MY ADMIRATION TO THE POINT OF INDISCRETION HER HUSBAND MOST ASSUREDLY KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT BY THIS AND HE AND I ARE STILL THE BEST OF FRIENDS SO YOU PERCEIVE THAT IF I EVER DID SO FAR FORGET MYSELF IT COULD SCARCELY HAVE AMOUNTED TO A HANGING MATTER I AM DOUBLY SURE THAT MARGARET HUGONEN WAS BEAUTIFUL FOR THE REASON THAT I HAVE NEVER FOUND A WOMAN UNDER FORTY FIVE WHO SHARED MY OPINION IF YOU CLAP A TESTAMENT INTO MY HAND I CANNOT AFFIRM THAT WOMEN ARE EAGER TO RECOGNIZE BEAUTY IN ONE ANOTHER AT THE UTMOST THEY CONCEDE THAT THIS OR THAT PARTICULAR FEATURE IS WELL ENOUGH BUT WHEN A WOMAN IS CLEAN EYED AND STRAIGHT LIMBED AND HAS A CHEERY HEART SHE REALLY CANNOT HELP BEING BEAUTIFUL AND WHEN NATURE ACCORDS HER A SUFFICIENCY OF DIMPLES AND AN INFECTIOUS LAUGH I PROTEST SHE IS WELL NIGH IRRESISTIBLE IN ALL THESE MARGARET HUGON HAD AND SURELY THAT IS ENOUGH I SHALL NOT ENDEAVOUR THEN TO PICTURE HER FEATURES TO YOU IN ANY NICELY PICKED WORDS HER CHIEF CHARM WAS THAT SHE WAS MARGARET
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