Upon the whole, therefore, she found what had been sometimes found bef…

Jane Austen
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Upon the whole, therefore, she found what had been sometimes found before, that an event to which she had looked forward with impatient desire, did not, in taking place, bring all the satisfaction she had promised herself. ✨ Jane Austen (2014). Pride and Prejudice, p.182, Lulu.com
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Upon the whole, therefore, she found what had been sometimes found before, that an event to which she had looked forward with impatient desire, did not, in taking place, bring all the satisfaction she had promised herself. ✨ Jane Austen (2014). Pride and Prejudice, p.182, Lulu.com

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