„‚But with common sense‘, she added, ‚I am afraid I have had little to do.'“

Volume Three, Chapter 7

„It was a sweet view – sweet to the eye and the mind. English verdure, English culture, English comfort, seen under a sun bright, without...

„Mr. Weston’s ball was to be a real thing. A very few to-morrows stood between the young people of Highbury and happiness.“

Volume 2

Volume 2, Chapter 17

„(…) of guessing how soon it might be necessary for her to throw coldness into her air (…)“

„(…) and give the most decided proof of what degree of intimacy was chosen for the future.“

„(…) and to give her the impression of his not being improved by the mixture of pique and pretension, now spread over his air.“