That will do extremely well, child. You have delighted us long enough. Let the other young ladies have time to exhibit.
Jane AustenGood-humoured, unaffected girls, will not do for a man who has been used to sensible women. They are two distinct orders of being.
Jane AustenFar be it from me, my dear sister, to depreciate such pleasures. They would doubtless be congenial with the generality of female minds. But I confess they would have no charms for me. I should infinitely prefer a book.
Jane Austen