I sat down and tried to rest. I could not; though I had been on foot a…

Charlotte Bronte
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I sat down and tried to rest. I could not; though I had been on foot all day, I could not now repose an instant; I was too much excited. A phase of my life was closing tonight, a new one opening tomorrow: impossible to slumber in the interval; I must watch feverishly while the change was being accomplished. ✨ Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre, W. W. Norton & Company
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