Jane AustenElizabeth could never address her without feeling that all the comfort of intimacy was over, and, though determined not to slacken as a correspondent, it was for the sake of what had been, rather than what was.
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In the novel "Pride and Prejudice," the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, refuses to be called by her first name by Mr. Darcy. In response, he addresses her as "Miss Elizabeth Bennet." When Elizabeth realizes what he has done, she feels a sharp disappointment. She feels a loss of intimacy with him, because she had been so comfortable with him. She had been able to feel close to him.
Source: Pride And Prejudice
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