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The first mention and description of Shirley is at thirty percent. "She holds her head high, and probably can be saucy enough where she dare." ✯
— May 31, 2026 08:20AM
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" ...unromantic as Monday morning,.. It is not positively affirmed that you shall not have a taste of the exciting, perhaps towards the middle and close of the meal, but it is resolved that the first dish... shall be cold lentils and vinegar without oil; it shall be unleavened bread with bitter herbs, and no roast lamb." ~ Charlotte Brontë. And yes, the first 12% was quite boring. Ha ha. It's much better now. ☕︎
— May 27, 2026 11:52AM
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"If you think, from this prelude, that anything like a romance is preparing for you, reader, you never were more mistaken. Do you anticipate sentiment, and poetry, and reverie? Do you expect passion, and stimulus, and melodrama? Calm your expectations; reduce them to a lowly standard. Something real, cool, and solid lies before you; something unromantic as Monday morning..." Charlotte Brontë
— May 27, 2026 09:23AM
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May 31, 2026 09:22PM
I love that quote! "...and probably can be saucy enough where she dare."
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Liis wrote: "I love that quote! "...and probably can be saucy enough where she dare.""So far this is second in line for me after Jane Eyre. I like it much better than I did Villette. The beginning was a bit of a chore, but now that I have all the characters sorted out, I think when I finish I'll go back and read the first bit (12%) again. ☕︎
