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Quotation from Emma by Jane Austen

“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.”

Jane Austen (spoken by Mr. Knightley)

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

Portrait of Jane Austen

Mr. Knightley's proposal in the garden at Hartfield, spoken by a man who says he cannot make speeches.

Citation: "If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more." — Jane Austen, Emma, Vol. III, Ch. XIII (Project Gutenberg #158). (id emma-q7)

Portrait: CassandraAusten-JaneAusten(c.1810) hires, Cassandra Austen, Public domain.

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