Most of all is it a risk to the possessor of those charms.
There have been some who have denied the right of Marian to the title beautiful.

But for the most part they have been women, and with regard to those others--the male minority--well, Mrs.Bethune could sometimes prove unkind, and there are men who do not readily forgive.

Her mouth is curious, large and full, but not easily to be understood.

Her eyes may speak, but her mouth is a sphinx.

Yet it is a lovely mouth, and the little teeth behind it shine like pearls.
For the rest, she is a widow.