Fine dancing, I believe like virtue, must be its own reward. Those who…

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Fine dancing, I believe like virtue, must be its own reward. Those who are standing by are usually thinking of something very different. ✨ Jane Austen (2007). The Complete Novels of Jane Austen, p.929, Wordsworth Editions
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