Some men are undoubtedly born to be bachelors.

Some men are born to be as noble as the heroes of romances--simple, steadfast, true; to be gentle, intelligent, sagacious, with an experience that has mellowed by constant and various intercourse with men, but with a heart that that intercourse has never chilled, and a faith which that experience has only confirmed.

Some men are born to possess every quality of heart, and mind, and person that can awaken and satisfy the love of a woman.

Yes, unquestionably, said Amy Waring in her mind, which was so cool, so impartial, so merely contemplating the subject as an abstract question, some men--let me see, shall I say like Lawrence Newt, simply as an illustration ?--well, yes--some men like Lawrence Newt, for instance, are born to be all that some women dream of in their souls, and they are the very ones who are born to be bachelors.
It might be very sad not to be aware of it, thought Amy.

What a profound pity it would be if any young woman should not see it, for instance, in the case of Lawrence Newt.