“Your abuse of our gowns amuses but does not discourage me; I shall take mine to be made up next week, and the more I look at it the better it pleases me. My cloak came on Tuesday, and, though I expected a good deal, the beauty of the lace astonished me. It is too handsome to be worn — almost too handsome to be looked at.”

— Jane Austen

Letter to Cassandra (November 1800) [Letters of Jane Austen -- Brabourne Edition]
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