She was nothing more than a mere good-tempered, civil and obliging You…

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She was nothing more than a mere good-tempered, civil and obliging Young Woman; as such we could scarcely dislike her -- she was only an Object of Contempt ✨ 'Love and Freindship' (written 1790) 'Letter the 13th'
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