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Sophia shrieked and fainted on the ground—I screamed and instantly…

Quote byJane Austen · 1775–1817

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Love and Friendship (1790).

English (original)

Sophia shrieked and fainted on the ground—I screamed and instantly ran mad! We remained thus mutually deprived of our senses some minutes, and on regaining them were deprived of them again. For an hour and a quarter did we continue in this unfortunate situation.

— Jane Austen

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