Everytime I read 'Pride and Prejudice' I want to dig her up and beat h…

Mark Twain
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Everytime I read 'Pride and Prejudice' I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.
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Everytime I read 'Pride and Prejudice' I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.

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