Reducedtotheplainexpressionofwhatitisreallyworth，theaverageEnglishideaofbeautyinwomenmaybesummedupinthreewords——youth，health，plumpness。Themorespiritualcharmofintelligenceandvivacity，thesubtlerattractionofdelicacyoflineandfitnessofdetail，arelittlelookedforandseldomappreciatedbythemassofmeninthisisland。ItisimpossibleotherwisetoaccountfortheextraordinaryblindnessofperceptionwhichtogiveoneinstanceonlymakesnineEnglishmenoutoftenwhovisitFrancecomebackdeclaringthattheyhavenotseenasingleprettyFrenchwoman，inoroutofParis，inthewholecountry。Ourpopulartypeofbeautyproclaimsitself，initsfullestmaterialdevelopment，ateveryshopinwhichanillustratedperiodicalissold。Thesamefleshy-facedgirl，withthesameinanesmile，andwithnootherexpressionwhatever，appearsundereveryformofillustration，weekafterweek，andmonthaftermonth，alltheyearround。ThosewhowishtoknowwhatMrs。Glenarmwaslike，haveonlytogooutandstopatanybookseller’sornews-vendor’sshop，andtheretheywillseeherinthefirstillustration，withayoungwomaninit，whichtheydiscoverinthewindow。TheonenoticeablepeculiarityinMrs。Glenarm’spurelycommonplaceandpurelymaterialbeauty，whichwouldhavestruckanobservantandacultivatedman，wasthecuriousgirlishnessofherlookandmanner。Nostrangerspeakingtothiswoman——whohadbeenawifeattwenty，andwhowasnowawidowattwenty-four——wouldeverhavethoughtofaddressingherotherwisethanas“Miss。“
“IsthattheuseyoumakeofaflowerwhenIgiveittoyou？“shesaidtoGeoffrey。“Mumblingitinyourteeth，youwretch，asifyouwereahorse!“
“Ifyoucometothat，“returnedGeoffrey，“I’mmoreahorsethanaman。I’mgoingtoruninarace，andthepublicarebettingonme。Haw!haw!Fivetofour。“
“Fivetofour!Ibelievehethinksofnothingbutbetting。Yougreatheavycreature，Ican’tmoveyou。Don’tyouseeIwanttogoliketherestofthemtothelake？No!you’renottoletgoofmyarm!You’retotakeme。“
“Can’tdoit。MustbebackwithPerryinhalfanhour。“