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Quotation from Persuasion by Jane Austen

“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope”

Jane Austen (spoken by Captain Wentworth)

Persuasion, Vol. II, Ch. 11 (Ch. 23) (1817 text)

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From the letter Wentworth writes to Anne while she talks with Harville.

Citation: "You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope" — Jane Austen, Persuasion, Vol. II, Ch. 11 (Ch. 23) (1817 text). (id persuasion-q6)

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