BEAUTY. 4129

 

The person answering this remark was
Percival; and his. words were—

“T once thought her beautiful. But that
was before Imet one more truly beauti-
ful.”

“Ah! Who has carried off the palm
in your eyes?”

“You have seen Agnes Gray?”

“Oh yes. But she is not so handsome
as Miss Marvel.”

“ She has not such regular features ; but
the more beautiful spirit within shines
forth so radiantly as to throw around her
person the very atmosphere of beauty. So
artless, so pure, so innocent! To me, she is
the realization of my best dreams of maiden
loveliness.”

“Miss Marvel,” remarked the other,
** spoils every thing by her vanity and love
of display. She dresses in shocking bad
taste.”

“ Shocking to me !” said Percival. “ Real-
ly, her arms, neck, and bosom, to-night,
are so much exposed that I cannot go near