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Quote #10
The sister could have no reason to lie to me. If Ella and I had married, she would only gain. But Ella's note convinced me in the end. It was in her hand, and the last phrase about smiling at her jewels and laughing at the world was certainly her own. … She charmed me as easily as she did the ogres. … But her letters were the greatest deception of all. She seemed so good-hearted. (25.81-83)
Ella's such a good writer that she can convince Char—who's no dummy—that she never loved him, in order to protect him from the effects of her curse. It's tragic that she uses her gift with words to break his heart. (Spoiler: she ends up marrying him.)