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Sep. 3rd, 2006 09:47 amQuoted from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, Chapter 21:
"...when her eye suddenly fell on a large high chest, standing back in a deep recess on one side of the fireplace. The sight of it made her start; and, forgetting everything else, she stood gazing on it in motionless wonder while these thoughts crossed her:
"'This is strange indeed! I did not expect such a sight as this! An immense heavy chest! What can it hold? Why should it be placed here? Pushed back too, as if meant to be out of sight! I will look into it - cost me what it may, I will look into it - and directly too - by daylight. If I stay till evening my candle may go out.'"
Sound like anyone we know?
*dashes off to write the next letter from Lizzie*
"...when her eye suddenly fell on a large high chest, standing back in a deep recess on one side of the fireplace. The sight of it made her start; and, forgetting everything else, she stood gazing on it in motionless wonder while these thoughts crossed her:
"'This is strange indeed! I did not expect such a sight as this! An immense heavy chest! What can it hold? Why should it be placed here? Pushed back too, as if meant to be out of sight! I will look into it - cost me what it may, I will look into it - and directly too - by daylight. If I stay till evening my candle may go out.'"
Sound like anyone we know?
*dashes off to write the next letter from Lizzie*
