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It is a most repulsive quality, indeed,_ said he. __ftentimes very convenient, no doubt, but never pleasing. There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.___ot till the reserve ceases towards oneself; and then the attraction may be the greater.
Jane Austen Emma
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It is a most repulsive quality, indeed,_ said he. __ftentimes very convenient, no doubt, but never pleasing. There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person.___ot till the reserve ceases towards oneself; and then the attraction may be the greater.

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