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The Yankee girl with a dot had become before the world war a regular quarry for impecunious aristocrats and clever crooks, the matrimonial results tragic in their frequency and squalor.
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Watterson highlights the tragic outcomes for American women who sought marriage with European aristocrats, often leading to disappointment.
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