I am the happiest creature in the world. Perhaps other people have said so before, but not one with such justice. I am happier even than Jane; she only smiles, I laugh.

Marry me. Marry me, my wonderful, darling friend.

She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me, and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.

Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.

Ah, mother! How do you do?' said he, giving her a hearty shake of the hand; 'Where did you get that quiz of a hat? It makes you look like an old witch...' On his two younger sisters he then bestowed an equal portion of his fraternal tenderness, for he asked each of them how they did, and observed that they both looked very ugly.

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.

A woman of seven and twenty, said Marianne, after pausing a moment, can never hope to feel or inspire affection again.