I do regard her as one who is too modest for the world in general to be aware of half her accomplishments, and too highly accomplished for modesty to be natural of any other woman.

You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve.

Yes," replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer, "but that was when I first knew her; for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.

I am not at all in a humour for writing; I must write on till I am.

Always resignation and acceptance. Always prudence and honour and duty. Elinor, where is your heart?

She looked back as well as she could; but it was all confusion. She had taken up the idea, she supposed and made everything bend to it.

It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being much too short.