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           CharlesMusgrovewascivilandagreeable;insenseandtemperhewasundoubtedlysuperiortohiswife,butnotofpowers,orconversation,orgrace,tomakethepast,astheywereconnectedtogether,atalladangerouscontemplation;though,atthesametime,Annecouldbelieve,withLadyRussell,thatamoreequalmatchmighthavegreatlyimprovedhim;andthatawomanofrealunderstandingmighthavegivenmoreconsequencetohischaracter,andmoreusefulness,rationality,andelegancetohishabitsandpursuits.Asitwas,hedidnothingwithmuchzeal,butsport;andhistimewasotherwisetrifledaway,withoutbenefitfrombooksoranythingelse.Hehadverygoodspirits,whichneverseemedmuchaffectedbyhiswife’soccasionallowness,borewithherunreasonablenesssometimestoAnne’sadmiration,anduponthewhole,thoughtherewasveryoftenalittledisagreement(inwhichshehadsometimesmoresharethanshewished,beingappealedtobybothparties),theymightpassforahappycouple.Theywerealwaysperfectlyagreedinthewantofmoremoney,andastronginclinationforahandsomepresentfromhisfather;buthere,asonmosttopics,hehadthesuperiority,forwhileMarythoughtitagreatshamethatsuchapresentwasnotmade,healwayscontendedforhisfather’shavingmanyotherusesforhismoney,andarighttospenditasheliked.

           Astothemanagementoftheirchildren,histheorywasmuchbetterthanhiswife’s,andhispracticenotsobad.