Here I have opportunity enough for the exercise of my talent, as the c…

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Here I have opportunity enough for the exercise of my talent, as the chief of my time is spent in conversation. ✨ Jane Austen (2016). Collected Works (Complete Editions: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, ...), p.1579, Jane Austen
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Here I have opportunity enough for the exercise of my talent, as the chief of my time is spent in conversation. ✨ Jane Austen (2016). Collected Works (Complete Editions: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, ...), p.1579, Jane Austen

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