# Quote — Jane Austen, Emma

> She was vexed beyond what could have been expressed—almost beyond what she could conceal. Never had she felt so agitated, mortified, grieved, at any circumstance in her life. She was most forcibly struck. The truth of his representation there was no denying. She felt it at her heart. How could she have been so brutal, so cruel to Miss Bates! How could she have exposed herself to such ill opinion in any one she valued! And how suffer him to leave her without saying one word of gratitude, of concurrence, of common kindness!

- Author: [Jane Austen](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jane-austen.md)
- Book: [Emma](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jane-austen/emma.md)
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