The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant, "Men never know when things are dirty or not;" and the… — Jane Austen
The ladies here probably exchanged looks which meant, "Men never know when things are dirty or not;" and the gentlemen perhaps thought each to himself, "Women will have their little nonsense and needless cares."
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