“Mr. Darcy began to feel the danger of paying Elizabeth too much attention.”
Source: Pride and Prejudice
“Don’t pay attention to those who offer too much.”
“Benefactors,” p. 110
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Is It Possible to Write a Poem”
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