Jane Austen quote: It was gratitude; gratitude, not merely for having once loved her, but for loving her still well enough to forgive ...

It was gratitude; gratitude, not merely for having once loved her, but for loving her still well enough to forgive all the petulance and acrimony of her manner in rejecting him, and all the unjust accusations accompanying her rejection.

~ Jane Austen ~

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