Of his face, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote: "is as ugly as sin, long-nosed, queer-mouthed, and with uncouth and rustic, though courteous manners, corresponding very well with such an exterior."
Even now, the expression "as ugly as sin" has not quite passed from the language.
We certainly don't know why she wants to marry him. He's as ugly as sin, and his brains are nothing to write home about.
