"I must go, uncertain of my fate; but I shall return hither, or follow your party, as soon as possible. A word, a look will be enough to decide whether...
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
~ Jane Austen ~
Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.
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"I am not only not going to be married, at present, but have very little intention of ever marrying at all.
"The most incomprehensible thing in the world to a man, is a woman who rejects his offer of marriage!
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"After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfei...
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"…for I look upon the Frasers to be about as unhappy as most other married people.
"And such is your definition of matrimony and dancing. Taken in that light, certainly their resemblance is not striking; but I think I could place them...
"Miss Bingley's congratulations to her brother, on his approaching marriage, were all that was affectionate and insincere.
"Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.
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