“ it is not every man's fate to marry the woman who loves him best. ”
Jane Austen, Emma (1815). copy citation
| Author | Jane Austen |
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| Source | Emma |
| Topic | love marriage fate |
| Date | 1815 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/158/158-h/158-h.htm |
Context
“«Oh! no—there is nothing to surprize one at all.—A pretty fortune; and she came in his way.»
«I dare say,» returned Harriet, sighing again, «I dare say she was very much attached to him.»
«Perhaps she might; but it is not every man's fate to marry the woman who loves him best. Miss Hawkins perhaps wanted a home, and thought this the best offer she was likely to have.»
«Yes,» said Harriet earnestly, «and well she might, nobody could ever have a better. Well, I wish them happy with all my heart.” source
«I dare say,» returned Harriet, sighing again, «I dare say she was very much attached to him.»
«Perhaps she might; but it is not every man's fate to marry the woman who loves him best. Miss Hawkins perhaps wanted a home, and thought this the best offer she was likely to have.»
«Yes,» said Harriet earnestly, «and well she might, nobody could ever have a better. Well, I wish them happy with all my heart.” source
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