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What is it really like to be engaged?" asked anne curiously. "well, that all depends on who you're engaged to," answered diana, with that maddening air of superior wisdom always assumed by those who are engaged over those who are not.
-Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
What is it really like to be engaged?" asked anne curiously. "well, that all depends on who you're engaged to," answered diana, with that maddening air of superior wisdom always assumed by those who are engaged over those who are not.
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