He listened to her with silent attention, and on her ceasing to speak,…

Jane Austen
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He listened to her with silent attention, and on her ceasing to speak, rose directly from his seat, and after saying in a voice of emotion, 'To your sister I wish all imaginable happiness; to Willoughby, that he may endeavor to deserve her,' took leave, and went away. ✨ Jane Austen (2016). Collected Works (Complete Editions: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, ...), p.129, Jane Austen
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