Jane Austen: Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenienc — Jane Austen

Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

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