Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settl…

Jane Austen
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Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves. ✨ Jane Austen (2009). Jane Austen: The Works in Eight Volumes, Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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