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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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"Ah! that ball!—why did we wait for any thing?—why not seize the pleasure at once?—How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation!—You told us it would be so.—Oh! Miss Woodhouse, why are you always so right?"
"If I can come again, we are still to have our ball. My father depends on it. Do not forget your engagement."
"Such a fortnight as it has been!"
"every day more precious and more delightful than the day before!—every day making me less fit to bear any other place. Happy those, who can remain at Highbury!"
"Yes; my father is to join me here: we shall walk back together, and I must be off immediately. I am almost afraid that every moment will bring him."
"Yes —I have called there; passing the door, I thought it better. It was a right thing to do. I went in for three minutes, and was detained by Miss Bates's being absent. She was out; and I felt it impossible not to wait till she came in. She is a woman that one may, that one must laugh at; but that one would not wish to slight. It was better to pay my visit, then"—
"In short,"
"perhaps, Miss Woodhouse —I think you can hardly be quite without suspicion"—
"It was something to feel that all the rest of my time might be given to Hartfield. My regard for Hartfield is most warm"—
"I shall hear about you all,"
"that is my chief consolation. I shall hear of every thing that is going on among you. I have engaged Mrs. Weston to correspond with me. She has been so kind as to promise it. Oh! the blessing of a female correspondent, when one is really interested in the absent!—she will tell me every thing. In her letters I shall be at dear Highbury again."
"Good-bye,"
"I had not a spare moment on Tuesday, as you know, for Miss Woodhouse's beautiful little friend. Pray make my excuses and adieus to her."
"beautiful little friend,"
"He had seen a group of old acquaintance in the street as he passed —he had not stopped, he would not stop for more than a word—but he had the vanity to think they would be disappointed if he did not call, and much as he wished to stay longer at Hartfield, he must hurry off."
"I think she must be here soon,"
"I have a great curiosity to see Mrs. Elton, I have heard so much of her. It cannot be long, I think, before she comes."
"I am forgetting that I am not acquainted with her. I have never seen either Mr. or Mrs. Elton. I have no business to put myself forward."
"I will see that there are umbrellas, sir,"
"Miss Bates must not be forgotten:"
"Jane!"—
"That is easy—but Miss Fairfax does not disapprove it, I suppose."
"Not at all."
"Ungrateful!—What do you mean?"
"No, do not tell me— I do not want to know what you mean.—Where is my father?—When are we to begin dancing?"
"By the bye,"
"what became of Mr. Perry's plan of setting up his carriage?"
"Nay, I had it from you. You wrote me word of it three months ago."
"Indeed you did. I remember it perfectly. You mentioned it as what was certainly to be very soon. Mrs. Perry had told somebody, and was extremely happy about it.
she thought
You must remember it now?"
"Never! really, never!—Bless me! how could it be?—Then I must have dreamt it— but I was completely persuaded—Miss Smith, you walk as if you were tired. You will not be sorry to find yourself at home."
"No, sir,"
"I seem to have had it from nobody.—Very odd!—I really was persuaded of Mrs. Weston's having mentioned it in one of her letters to Enscombe, many weeks ago, with all these particulars—but as
she declares
of course it must have been a dream. I am a great dreamer. I dream of every body at Highbury when I am away—and when I have gone through my particular friends, then I begin dreaming of Mr. and Mrs. Perry."
"Miss Woodhouse,"
"have your nephews taken away their alphabets— their box of letters? It used to stand here. Where is it? This is a sort of dull-looking evening, that ought to be treated rather as winter than summer. We had great amusement with those letters one morning. I want to puzzle you again."
"I will give it to her— shall I?"—
"His aunt was so much better, that he had not a doubt of getting over to them."—
"As soon as I am cooler I shall go back again. I could very ill be spared—but such a point had been made of my coming! You will all be going soon I suppose; the whole party breaking up. I met one as I came— — Madness in such weather!—absolute madness!"
"No —he should not eat. He was not hungry; it would only make him hotter."
"As soon as my aunt gets well, I shall go abroad,"
"I shall never be easy till I have seen some of these places. You will have my sketches, some time or other, to look at—or my tour to read—or my poem. I shall do something to expose myself."
"They may be induced to go too. A warm climate may be prescribed for her. I have more than half an expectation of our all going abroad. I assure you I have. I feel a strong persuasion, this morning, that I shall soon be abroad. I ought to travel. I am tired of doing nothing. I want a change. I am serious, Miss Woodhouse, whatever your penetrating eyes may fancy— I am sick of England—and would leave it to-morrow, if I could."
"I sick of prosperity and indulgence! You are quite mistaken. I do not look upon myself as either prosperous or indulged. I am thwarted in every thing material. I do not consider myself at all a fortunate person."
"No—I shall not stir. I shall sit by you. You are my best cure."
"No, certainly not; I shall go home in the cool of the evening."
"No —It will not be worth while. If I come, I shall be cross."
"But if I do, I shall be crosser still. I can never bear to think of you all there without me."

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