And if I had not a letter to write myself, I might sit by you and admi…

Jane Austen
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And if I had not a letter to write myself, I might sit by you and admire the evenness of your writing, as another young lady once did. But I have an aunt too, who must not be longer neglected. ✨ Blaine Josten, Jane Austen (2015). Blaine Josten's Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Annotated), p.243, BookBaby
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