Few, people, of, attainments, take, easily, to, a, plan, of, self-improvement., Some, discover, very, early, their, perfection, cannot, endure, the, insult., Others, find, their, intellectual, pleasure, lies, in, the, theory,, not, the, practice., Only, a, few, stubborn, ones, will, blunder, on,, painfully,, out, of, the, luxuriant, world, of, their, pretensions, into, the, desert, of, mortification, and, reward., To, this, third, category, belonged, Laura, Trevelyan., She, had, been, kept, very, carefully,, put, away, like, some, object, to, which, the, precious, nature, is, taken, for, granted., She, had, a, clear, skin,, distinction,, if, unreliable, beauty.