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“ He paid her only the compliment of attention; and she felt a respect for him on the occasion, which the others had reasonably forfeited by their shameless want of taste. ”

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There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

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A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.

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In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.

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The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!

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