"Pride and Prejudice"
by Jane Austen

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     "But she does help him on, as much as her nature will allow. If I can perceive her regard for him, he must be a simpleton, indeed, not to discover it too."

     "Remember, Eliza, that he does not know Jane's disposition as you do."

     "But if a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out."

 

     "Perhaps he must, if he sees enough of her. But, though Bingley and Jane meet tolerably often, it is never for many hours together; and, as they always see each other in large mixed parties, it is impossible that every moment should be employed in conversing together. Jane should therefore make the most of every half-hour in which she can command his attention. When she is secure of him, there will be more leisure for falling in love as much as she chooses."

 
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