`` Did n't you -- love -- either of them ? '' asked Anne , a little hesitatingly . It was not easy for her to speak to a stranger of the great mystery and transformation of life . `` Goodness , no . I could n't love anybody . It is n't in me . Besides I would n't want to . Being in love makes you a perfect slave , I think . And it would give a man such power to hurt you . I 'd be afraid . No , no , Alec and Alonzo are two dear boys , and I like them both so much that I really do n't know which I like the better . That is the trouble . Alec is the best looking , of course , and I simply could n't marry a man who was n't handsome . He is good-tempered too , and has lovely , curly , black hair . He 's rather too perfect -- I do n't believe I 'd like a perfect husband -- somebody I could never find fault with . '' `` Then why not marry Alonzo ? '' asked Priscilla gravely . `` Think of marrying a name like Alonzo ! '' said Phil dolefully . `` I do n't believe I could endure it .
But he has a classic nose , and it WOULD be a comfort to have a nose XXXXX the family that could be depended on .
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