They were within twenty yards of each other, and so abrupt was his appearance, that it was impossible to avoid his sight. Their eyes instantly met, and the cheeks of each were overspread with the deepest blush. He absolutely started, and for a moment seemed immoveable from surprise; but shortly recovering himself, advanced towards the party, and spoke to Elizabeth, if not in terms of perfect composure, at least of perfect civility.

Do you not want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently.

I am no indiscriminate novel reader. The mere trash of the common circulating library I hold in the highest contempt.

For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?

I mean to be too rich to lament or to feel anything of the sort. A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. It certainly may secure all the myrtle and turkey part of it.

I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way.

I encourage him to be in his garden as often as possible. Then he has to walk to Rosings nearly every day. ... I admit I encourage him in that also.