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‘I suppose she is quite good-looking,’ said Mrs Allerton. She shot a little glance sideways at Tim. Somewhat to her amusement the fish rose at once.
‘She’s more than quite. Pity she looks so bad-tempered and sulky.’
‘Perhaps that’s just expression, dear.’
‘Unpleasant young devil, I think. But she’s pretty enough.’
Bwahahahaha... Is anyone else reminded of Jane Austen's "She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me"?