And now I may dismiss my heroine to the sleepless couch, which is the …

Jane Austen
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And now I may dismiss my heroine to the sleepless couch, which is the true heroine's portion - to a pillow strewed with thorns and wet with tears. And lucky may she think herself, if she get another good night's rest in the course of the next three months. ✨ Jane Austen (2013). The Novels of Jane Austen, p.1244, Simon and Schuster
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