英 语 学 习 资 料 1(3)

She was beautiful, but beauty wasn’t everything. What man would want a woman more skillful than he with a foil, and with a sharper mind than his own? In spite of her hideous character, Monsieur du Plessus seemed to be absolutely taken with Renée. This was the third ball where he was never so much as a footstep behind her. It was un-hoped for! And that pigheaded girl wasn’t even aware of it! Her judgment was clouded over by those poems she read, and she dreamt of love and adventures... No common sense!