Quotation from: Villette

Written by: Charlotte Bronte

"And why, Lucy, can't you look and feel as I do--buoyant, courageous,
and fit to defy all the nuns and flirts in Christendom? I would give
gold on the spot just to see you snap your fingers. Try the
manoeuvre."

"If I were to bring Miss Fanshawe into your presence just now?"

"I vow, Lucy, she should not move me: or, she should move me but by
one thing--true, yes, and passionate love. I would accord forgiveness
at no less a price."