There can be no doubt⁠—though some strange perversity prevents me from seeing it myself⁠—there can be no doubt that Laura’s future husband is a very handsome man. Regular features form a personal advantage to begin with⁠—and he has them. Bright brown eyes, either in man or woman, are a great attraction⁠—and he has them. Even baldness, when it is only baldness over the forehead (as in his case), is rather becoming than not in a man, for it heightens the head and adds to the intelligence of the face. Grace and ease of movement, untiring animation of manner, ready, pliant, conversational powers⁠—all these are unquestionable merits, and all these he certainly possesses. Surely

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