Jane, be still; don't struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is r…

Charlotte Bronte
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Jane, be still; don't struggle so like a wild, frantic bird, that is rending its own plumage in its desperation. I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being, with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you. ✨ Charlotte Bronte (2009). Jane Eyre: Easyread Large Bold Edition, p.46, ReadHowYouWant.com
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