Mystery and Manners; Occasional Prose

What part of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Birthmark" does O'Connor recount in "Introduction to A Memoir of Mary Ann"?

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O'Connor recalls a scene in the "The Birthmark" where Alymer and his wife are discussing the birthmark on her cheek. He says that he is shocked by it because it takes away from her incredible beauty. She replies that he cannot love what shocks him.