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There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others.

β€” Jane Austen

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Elizabeth speaks to Darcy at Rosings. Her confidence is part of an ongoing exchange between characters.

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Source: Pride and Prejudice , Chapter XXXI

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