Jane Austen: By the bye, as I must leave off being young, I find many douceurs in being a sort of chaperon , for I am put on the sofa

By the bye, as I must leave off being young, I find many douceurs in being a sor — Jane Austen

By the bye, as I must leave off being young, I find many douceurs in being a sort of chaperon , for I am put on the sofa near the fire and can drink as much wine as I like.

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