Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch-hall, in Somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Barontage; there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a distressed one; . . .
Jane AustenI take no leave of you, Miss Bennet: I send no compliments to your mother. You deserve no such attention. I am most seriously displeased.
Jane AustenYou have qualities which I had not before supposed to exist in such a degree in any human creature. You have some touches of the angel in you.
Jane AustenWhere the heart is really attached, I know very well how little one can be pleased with the attention of any body else.
Jane Austen