What has a man's face to do with his character?
Can a man of good character help having a disagreeable face ?'--which last sentence Madame Cheron delivered with the decisive air of a person who congratulates herself on having made a grand discovery, and believes the question to be unanswerably settled.
Emily, desirous of concluding the conversation, enquired if her aunt would accept some refreshment, and Madame Cheron accompanied her to the chateau, but without desisting from a topic, which she discussed with so much complacency to herself, and severity to her niece.
'I am sorry to perceive, niece,' said she, in allusion to somewhat that Emily had said, concerning physiognomy, 'that you have a great many of your father's prejudices, and among them those sudden predilections for people from their looks.

I can perceive, that you imagine yourself to be violently in love with this young adventurer, after an acquaintance of only a few days.

There was something, too, so charmingly romantic in the manner of your meeting!' Emily checked the tears, that trembled in her eyes, while she said, 'When my conduct shall deserve this severity, madam, you will do well to exercise it; till then justice, if not tenderness, should surely restrain it.

I have never willingly offended you; now I have lost my parents, you are the only person to whom I can look for kindness.

Let me not lament more than ever the loss of such parents.' The last words were almost stifled by her emotions, and she burst into tears.