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Page 99 - I am afraid," replied Elinor, " that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety." " On the contrary, nothing can be a stronger proof of it, Elinor ; for if there had been any real impropriety in what I did, I should have been sensible of it at the time, for we always know when we are acting wrong, and with such a conviction I could have had no pleasure.
Page 72 - Brandon is just the kind of man," said Willoughby one day, when they were talking of him together, "whom everybody speaks well of, and nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody remembers to talk to." "That is exactly what I think of him,
Page 9 - He did not know what he was talking of, I daresay ; ten to one but he was light-headed at the time. Had he been in his right senses, he could not have thought of such a thing as begging you to give away half your fortune from your own child.
Page 164 - Elinor was not inclined, after a little observation, to give him credit for being so genuinely and unaffectedly illnatured or ill-bred as he wished to appear. His temper might perhaps be a little soured by finding, like many others of his sex, that through some unaccountable bias in favour of beauty, he was the husband of a very silly woman, — but she knew that this kind of blunder was too common for any sensible man to be lastingly hurt by it. It was rather a wish of distinction, she believed,...
Page 136 - No, Marianne, never. My doctrine has never aimed at the subjection of the understanding. All I have ever attempted to influence has been the behaviour. You must not confound my meaning. I am guilty, I confess, of having often wished you to treat our acquaintance in general with G greater attention; but when have I advised you to adopt their sentiments or conform to their judgment in serious matters?
Page 7 - The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great. Elinor saw, with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and cherished. They encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction. The agony of grief which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and again. They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved...
Page 141 - I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees. I admire them much more if they are tall, straight, and flourishing. I do not Eke ruined, tattered cottages. I am not fond of nettles, or thistles, or heath blossoms. I have more pleasure in a snug farm-house than a watch-tower — and a troop of tidy, happy villagers please me better than the finest banditti in the world.
Page 255 - But have you not received my notes ?" cried Marianne in the wildest anxiety. " Here is some mistake, I am sure — some dreadful mistake. What can be the meaning of it ? Tell me, Willoughby ; for Heaven's sake tell me ; what is the matter...
Page 48 - Middleton's mother, was a good-humoured, merry, fat, elderly woman, who talked a great deal, seemed very happy, and rather vulgar. She was full of jokes and laughter, and before dinner was over had said many witty things on the subject of lovers and husbands; hoped they had not left their hearts behind them in Sussex, and pretended to see them blush whether they did or not. Marianne was vexed at it for her sister's sake, and turned her eyes towards Elinor, to see how she bore these attacks, with...
Page 38 - And you, ye well-known trees ! — but you will continue the same. No leaf will decay because we are removed, nor any branch become motionless although we can observe you no longer ! — No ; you will continue the same ; unconscious of the pleasure or the regret you occasion, and insensible of any change...