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Chapter 11
When the ladies removed after dinner, Elizabeth ran up to her sister, and seeing her well guarded from cold, attended her into the drawing-room; where she was welcomed by her two friends with many professions of pleasure; and Elizabeth had never seen them so agreeable as they were during the hour which passed before the gentlemen appeared. Their powers of conversation were considerable. They could describe an entertainment with accuracy, relate an anecdote with humour, and laugh at their acquaintance with…-
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Chapter 10
The day passed much as the day before had done. Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley had spent some hours of the morning with the invalid, who continued, though slowly, to mend; and in the evening Elizabeth joined their party in the drawing-room. The loo table, however, did not appear. Mr. Darcy was writing, and Miss Bingley, seated near him, was watching the progress of his letter, and repeatedly calling off his attention by messages to his sister. Mr. Hurst and Mr. Bingley were at piquet, and Mrs. Hurst was…-
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Chapter 1
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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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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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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