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ing, no doubt, that I envied her. I did not—at least, I firmly
believed I did not. I was sorry for her; I was amazed, dis-
gusted at her heartless vanity; I wondered why so much
beauty should be given to those who made so bad a use of
it, and denied to some who would make it a benefit to both
themselves and others.
But, God knows best, I concluded. There are, I suppose,
some men as vain, as selfish, and as heartless as she is, and,
perhaps, such women may be useful to punish them.
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