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OCCASIONED "In such cases as this, it is, I believe, the established mode to express a sense of obligation for the sentiments avowed, however unequally they may be returned. It is natural that obligation should be felt, and if I could feel gratitude, I would now thank you. But I cannot -- I have never... Continue Reading →
" Which do you mean?" and turning round, he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said, "She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me," Mr. Darcy, Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 3 What Janeite does not feel jolting alarm whenever we hear the word... Continue Reading →
