A smart daughter ought not to examine her future husband too closely. She ought to consider it a pleasure to find one agreeable to her father. (Alain-René Lesage)

A smart daughter ought not to examine her future husband too closely. She ought to consider it a pleasure to find one agreeable to her father.

Alain-René Lesage

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