52 Weeks: Week 3
7-how-7
His appearance was greatly in his favour; he had all the best part of beauty, a fine countenance, a good figure, and very pleasing address.
Jane Austen — Pride and Prejudice
I’m not sure I’d go so far as beauty, but this is certainly a fine face. There are faces that immediately make you comfortable, faces that seem almost designed to be seen across a table, or half-hidden behind a book, or coming through a doorway, or walking down the street. There are faces that seem intended to exist exactly where they are; some faces are New York City faces, some are suburban faces, some are corn-fed farm faces. Some are bowling alley faces, or dog-track faces, or faces bred to be seen frowning in an accountancy office. There are faces built for talking, for laughing, for being still. There are faces that fade away, faces that remain.
This is a good face. A comfortable face. A face that fits where it is. It’s a face capable of surprises–but not too often, or it wouldn’t be a surprise. A face that I suspect sometimes stands out, sometimes blends in. It is, as Ms. Austen would say, a fine countenance. A pleasing address. Perhaps our Jane is right after all; perhaps that is the best part of beauty.
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