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to that moment it is doubtful if Charlotte had ever felt the least misgiving about her personal appearance; but, as you will realize, she had reached the age where such things count, and when she looked at herself in the mirror that night she stared very solemnly indeed.

A healthy young face stared at her—a face lit up by deeply tender eyes, expressive eyebrows and rosy cheeks. And if she had the Marlin nose, which was inclined to be beaky, and the Marlin chin, which was inclined to be sensitive, for my part I think they added character to her face, and, if I had been in Charlotte's place, I wouldn't have minded them one bit.

"I don't see what's the matter," she thought, still staring at herself. "I look the same as I always do." 22