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(i) The person he wants to marry
(ii) The person he actually marries
(i) The person he wants to marry
(ii) The person he actually marries
(ii) The person he actually marries
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(i) He intends to marry a woman doctor who has plenty of money and a good medical practice. He wishes to have a fat wife so that she cannot run after him and catch him when he would make a mistake.
(ii) The person he actually marries is a thin reedy person with the gift of a sprinter.
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