I scorn your idea of love,' I could not help saying, as I rose up and …

Charlotte Bronte
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I scorn your idea of love,' I could not help saying, as I rose up and stood before him, leaning my back against the rock. 'I scorn the counterfeit sentiment you offer: yes, St. John, and I scorn you when you offer it. ✨ Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition), p.332, Penguin
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