“ A girl almost always likes a man who is in love with her,—unless indeed she positively dislikes him. ”
Anthony Trollope, Phineas Redux (1874). copy citation
Author | Anthony Trollope |
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Source | Phineas Redux |
Topic | love girl |
Date | 1874 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18640/18640-h/18640-h.htm |
Context
“It always does if the man is in earnest. Girls will accept men simply because they think it ill-natured to return the compliment of an offer with a hearty 'No.'"
"I suppose she likes him?"
"Of course she does. A girl almost always likes a man who is in love with her,—unless indeed she positively dislikes him. But why should she like him? He is good-looking, is a gentleman, and not a fool. Is that enough to make such a girl as Adelaide Palliser think a man divine?"
"Is nobody to be accepted who is not credited with divinity?"”
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