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Quotation from Emma by Jane Austen

“Ah! ma’am, but there may be a difficulty. Pardon me—but you will be limited as to number—only three at once.”

Jane Austen (spoken by Emma Woodhouse)

Emma, Vol. III, Ch. VII (Project Gutenberg #158)

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At Box Hill, when Miss Bates says she is sure to say three dull things, Emma cannot resist this joke.

Citation: "Ah! ma’am, but there may be a difficulty. Pardon me—but you will be limited as to number—only three at once." — Jane Austen, Emma, Vol. III, Ch. VII (Project Gutenberg #158). (id emma-q4)

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