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Needlecase

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Nee´dle`case`
n.1.A case to keep needles.
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There are three places in the "Watsons" manuscript where second thoughts have led to larger insertions in the text, made on paper cut to shape, and attached with a tiny pin (Austen was a very skilled needlewoman: family members often comment on her proficiency, and a beautifully-worked tiny needlecase she made for a sister-in-law still exists).
Jane Austen's unfinished business by Todd, Janet; Bree, Linda / Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal
 
 
 
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