Life could do nothing for her, beyond giving time for a better preparation for death.

Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment, for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation.

You must really begin to harden yourself to the idea of being worth looking at.

Brandon is just the kind of man whom every body speaks well of, and nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody remembers to talk to.

I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should not I call it so?" "Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk, and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything. Originally perhaps it was applied only to express neatness, propriety, delicacy, or refinement—people were nice in their dress, in their sentiments, or their choice. But now every commendation on every subject is comprised in that one word.

That will do extremely well, child. You have delighted us long enough. Let the other young ladies have time to exhibit.

Elinor agreed with it all, for she did not think he deserved the compliment of rational opposition.