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Quotation from Villette by Charlotte Brontë

“Ah! the sedative had been administered. In fact, they had given me a strong opiate.”

Charlotte Brontë (spoken by Lucy Snowe)

Villette, Ch. XXXVIII (Project Gutenberg text)

Portrait of Charlotte Brontë

On Madame Beck's orders Lucy is given a sweet drink to make her sleep; it rouses her instead.

Citation: "Ah! the sedative had been administered. In fact, they had given me a strong opiate." — Charlotte Brontë, Villette, Ch. XXXVIII (Project Gutenberg text). (id villette-q6)

Portrait: CBRichmond, George Richmond, Public domain.

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