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To be born beautiful or ugly or plain was a mere accident and said nothing about character, which was the only thing that mattered. Plainness in a person with a fine character could look pleasing and, conversely, when character was wanting outward beauty seemed flawed and artificial.

Mina realised that her hostess was beginning to have doubts about her sanity and understood the reluctance to express herself in any greater detail. If a man had such experiences he would write a book about them and travel the length and breadth of England to give lectures. A woman might find herself drugged with sedatives and confined to her bedroom.