"The longer they were together the more..." - Quote by Jane Austen
The longer they were together the more doubtful seemed the nature of his regard, and sometimes for a few painful minutes she believed it to be no more than friendship
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“You know my faithfulness to you, never can another own my heart, never - never - never...”