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Mr. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley. He had always intended to visit him, though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid, she had no knowledge of it. It was then disclosed in the following manner. Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with: “I hope Mr. Bingley will like it, Lizzy.” “We are not in a way to know what Mr. Bingley likes,” said her mother…-
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. “My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?” Mr. Bennet…-
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01 — The Bookshop in the Rain
The rain arrived before the books did. Anaya stood in the doorway of her aunt's shop and watched the delivery driver build a small island of cardboard beneath the awning. After six years away, she had returned with a single suitcase and the optimistic idea that old buildings could be persuaded to behave.The ceiling disagreed. So did the door, which required a firm lift before it would close. Only the shelves seemed pleased to see her. They smelled of paper, sandalwood, and the particular kind of…-
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02 — An Address Without a Name
His name was Kabir, and the book in his jacket belonged to the shop. He had borrowed it from Anaya's aunt eight years earlier and had been meaning to return it ever since.'Eight years is a very long chapter,' Anaya said. He smiled, but only for a moment. Inside the book was a train ticket, faded almost to white.They made tea on a stove that worked when it felt appreciated. Kabir fixed the door while the water boiled. Anaya read the first letter aloud. It described a woman who planted a…-
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Letters in the Monsoon
A forgotten bookshop, a box of unsent letters, and two strangers whose lives meet between the lines.-
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