When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy h…

Charlotte Bronte
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When his first-born was put into his arms, he could see that the boy had inherited his own eyes, as they once were - large, brilliant, and black. ✨ Jane Eyre ch. 38 (1847)
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