Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four o…

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Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls! ✨ Jane Austen (2014). Pride and Prejudice, p.9, Lulu.com
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Oh! Single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls! ✨ Jane Austen (2014). Pride and Prejudice, p.9, Lulu.com

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