I might as well enquire,” replied she, “why with so evident a design o…

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I might as well enquire,” replied she, “why with so evident a design of offending and insulting me, you chose to tell me that you liked me against your will, against your reason, and even against your character? ✨ Jane Austen (1819). Pride and Prejudice: A Novel, p.127
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I might as well enquire,” replied she, “why with so evident a design of offending and insulting me, you chose to tell me that you liked me against your will, against your reason, and even against your character? ✨ Jane Austen (1819). Pride and Prejudice: A Novel, p.127

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