Ted was homely and didn't have much confidence for several good reasons. His ears were too long and he made the most obnoxious sounds when he laughed, sounding a lot like a jackass braying. Sometimes, he even smelled bad, obviously in need of a proper bath.
You wouldn't think he'd have much of a chance to get a pretty filly, certainly not one from the upper crust of society. But often choices are made that we don't quite understand. This is the...