I have always maintained the importance of Aunts

They walked on, without knowing in what direction. There was too much to be thought, and felt, and said, for attention to any other objects.

The evening ended with dancing. On its being proposed, Anne offered her services, as usual, and though her eyes would sometimes fill with tears as she sat at the instrument, she was extremely glad to be employed, and desired nothing in return but to be unobserved.

Do not consider me now as an elegant female intending to plague you, but as a rational creature speaking the truth from her heart.

It may be possible to do without dancing entirely. Instances have been known of young people passing many, many months successively without being at any ball of any description, and no material injury accrue either to body or mind.

I understand Crawford paid you a visit?" "Yes." "And was he attentive?" "Yes, very." "And has your heart changed towards him?" "Yes. Several times. I have - I find that I - I find that-" "Shh. Surely you and I are beyond speaking when words are clearly not enough.... I missed you." "And I you.

The enthusiasm of a woman's love is even beyond the biographer's.