Now they were as strangers; nay worse than strangers, for they could never become acquainted.
Jane AustenShe had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older: the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.
Jane AustenShe began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man who, in disposition and talents, would most suit her. His understanding and temper, though unlike her own, would have answered all her wishes. It was an union that must have been to the advantage of both: by her ease and liveliness, his mind might have been softened, his manners improved; and from his judgement, information, and knowledge of the world, she must have received benefit of greater importance.
Jane Austen