The last few hours were certainly very painful, replied Anne: but when…

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The last few hours were certainly very painful, replied Anne: but when pain is over, the remembrance of it often becomes a pleasure. One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering- ✨ Jane Austen (2013). Making Sense of Persuasion! a Students Guide to Austen's (Includes Study Guide, Biography, and Modern Retelling), p.404, BookCaps Study Guides
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