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Quotation from Shirley by Charlotte Brontë

“Something real, cool, and solid lies before you;”

Charlotte Brontë (spoken by Narrator)

Shirley, Vol. I, Ch. 1 (Project Gutenberg #30486)

Portrait of Charlotte Brontë

The narrator warns readers not to expect romance.

Citation: "Something real, cool, and solid lies before you;" — Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, Vol. I, Ch. 1 (Project Gutenberg #30486). (id shirley-q1)

Portrait: CBRichmond, George Richmond, Public domain.

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