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Emma  ·  1815

Jane Austen

Respect for right conduct is felt by every body.

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Our interpretation.

The speaker suggests that reverence for proper behavior is something everyone senses, regardless of who they are. Even those who don't practice virtue still feel its pull and acknowledge it. It's a calm claim about shared moral instinct, framed as universal rather than limited to the virtuous.

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