A beggar's lips

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I am trying hard to imagine what F. Scott Fitzgerald meant when he wrote this description: "She was the daughter of a poor doctor and the prettiest girl in town. She had a brave, bright face that made you look at her, yellow hair and a beggar’s lips that would not beg in vain." (from "Full Life")
I can't imagine a pretty girl with a brave, bright face and a beggar’s lips... What kind of facial expression is it?
 

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