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“'In matters such as these, my dear, even the best men can be very proud. They will bear a great deal of pain rather than humiliate themselves or act in a way they consider dishonourable. They will inflict it too, even if they do not mean to do so. They do not always appreciate what preserving their hon-our costs those around them."

“those who speak with the greatest freedom about their emotions are not always those who feel most deeply.”

“It would not be easy to shift the inclinations of a lifetime; but she was sure she was ready to try.”

“For the first time in years, Mary found herself questioning why she had so willingly resigned herself to such a miserable fate. Where was it written that her destiny was fixed? Why should she not, by her own efforts, seek to change it?”

“I am not the sort of woman that men fall in love with."

“… a longing to be settled, to have a home she could call her own, a secure place in the world. But she was increasingly persuaded this would never happen now, that she would always be a guest in the lives of others, compelled to shape herself to whatever was required of her by those on whom she depended”