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One does not jump, and spring, and shout hurrah! at hearing one has got a fortune, one begins to consider responsibilities, and to ponder business; on a base of steady satisfaction rise certain grave cares, and we contain ourselves, and brood over our bliss with a solemn brow.   Bronte, Charlotte

Excerpt from Jane Eyre · This quote is about inheritance · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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