By the bye, as I must leave off being young, I find many douceurs [sweets] in being a sort of chaperon, for I am put on the sofa near the fire and can drink as much wine as I like.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) English author
Letter (1813-11-06) to Cassandra Austen
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Jane was 38 at the time.
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