To you I shall say, as I have often said before, Do not be in a hurry,…

Jane Austen
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To you I shall say, as I have often said before, Do not be in a hurry, the right man will come at last. ✨ Jane Austen (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Jane Austen (Illustrated), p.2302, Delphi Classics
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