She became the comic symbol of the longing for grace and beauty that is in some way shared by everyone who is clumsy and shy and ill-favored. |
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To be fair, Mr. Maroval's son did not act in any way to make her think him ill-favored. |
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Meanwhile, ill-favored Edith, who has spiffed up her wardrobe and is now dressed in sea-greens and coral-reds, is adored for her verve and intelligence by a free-thinking newspaper editor in London. |
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Given the surplus of women, even an ill-favored fellow might pass for a great lover, and if he was a dashing American expatriate like Man Ray, look out. |
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