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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.

β€” Jane Austen

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Charlotte Lucas presents a pragmatic and debatable view of marriage, not a universal conclusion endorsed by the novel.

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Source: Pride and Prejudice , Chapter VI

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