She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning. (Jane Austen)

She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.

Jane Austen

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