You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still wha…

Jane Austen
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You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever. ✨ Jane Austen (2007). The Complete Novels of Jane Austen, p.458, Wordsworth Editions
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