Shake me off, then, sir--push me away; for I'll not leave you of my ow…

Charlotte Bronte
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Shake me off, then, sir--push me away; for I'll not leave you of my own accord. ✨ Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), p.360, Penguin
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