“She always was that,” returned the other, “I never saw a finer complexion, nor a more regular set of features, in my life.”

“That is true, and yet, heretofore, I never could see any beauty in her: her haughty, supercilious manners destroyed it all. But she is become so gentle and amiable, and treats every one with such kind courtesy, that it actually makes her look beautiful; and I now take as much pains to meet as I used to take to avoid her.”

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Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.

Archaic or variant spelling has been retained.