Luck which so often defies anticipation in matrimonial affairs giving attraction to what is moderate rather than to what is superior.
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But Catherine did not know her own advantages did not know that a goodlooking girl with an affectionate heart and a very ignorant mind cannot fail of attracting a clever young man unless circumstances are particularly untoward.
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With such a worshipping wife it was hardly possible that any natural defects in it should not be increased. The extreme sweetness of her temper must hurt his.
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