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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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"I do not know. We will ask him. But he will be very much surprised that Mrs. Grant should ask Fanny at all."
"Sir Thomas, stop a moment— I have something to say to you."
"I have something to tell you that will surprise you. Mrs. Grant has asked Fanny to dinner."
"Edmund wants her to go. But how can I spare her?"
"So strange! for Mrs. Grant never used to ask her."
"But can I do without her, Sir Thomas?"
"She always makes tea, you know, when my sister is not here."
"Very well, then, Fanny may go, Edmund."
"Dear me! how disagreeable! I wonder anybody can ever go to sea."
"What shall I do, Sir Thomas? Whist and speculation; which will amuse me most?"
"Very well,"
"then speculation, if you please, Mrs. Grant. I know nothing about it, but Fanny must teach me."
"Oh dear, yes! very entertaining indeed. A very odd game. I do not know what it is all about. I am never to see my cards; and Mr. Crawford does all the rest."
"that she was not at all afraid of the trouble; indeed, she could not imagine there would be any."
"Yes,"
"she looks very well. I sent Chapman to her."
"Yes, she does look very well,"
"Chapman helped her to dress. I sent Chapman to her."
"She could not recollect what it was that she had heard about one of the Miss Maddoxes, or what it was that Lady Prescott had noticed in Fanny: she was not sure whether Colonel Harrison had been talking of Mr. Crawford or of William when he said he was the finest young man in the room— somebody had whispered something to her; she had forgot to ask Sir Thomas what it could be."
"Yes, yes; very well; did you? did he? I did not see that; I should not know one from the other."
"I cannot think what is the matter with me,"
"I feel quite stupid. It must be sitting up so late last night. Fanny, you must do something to keep me awake. I cannot work. Fetch the cards; I feel so very stupid."
"Yes,"
"but I wish he was not going away. They are all going away, I think. I wish they would stay at home."
"Yes";
"Sir Thomas, I have been thinking— and I am very glad we took Fanny as we did, for now the others are away we feel the good of it."
"Yes,"
"and it is a comfort to think that we shall always have her."
"And that is not very likely to be, Sir Thomas. Who should invite her? Maria might be very glad to see her at Sotherton now and then, but she would not think of asking her to live there; and I am sure she is better off here; and besides, I cannot do without her."
"Let Sir Thomas know"
"I am glad you gave him something considerable,"
"for I gave him only 10."
"Sir Thomas told me 10 would be enough."
"Very true, sister, as you say. But, poor things! they cannot help it; and you know it makes very little difference to Sir Thomas. Fanny, William must not forget my shawl if he goes to the East Indies; and I shall give him a commission for anything else that is worth having. I wish he may go to the East Indies, that I may have my shawl. I think I will have two shawls, Fanny."
"Well, Fanny,"
"Well, Fanny, I have had a very agreeable surprise this morning. I must just speak of it once, I told Sir Thomas I must once,and then I shall have done. I give you joy, my dear niece."
"Humph, we certainly are a handsome family!"
"No, my dear, I should not think of missing you, when such an offer as this comes in your way. I could do very well without you, if you were married to a man of such good estate as Mr. Crawford. And you must be aware, Fanny, that it is every young woman's duty to accept such a very unexceptionable offer as this."
"I will tell you what, Fanny,"
"I am sure he fell in love with you at the ball; I am sure the mischief was done that evening. You did look remarkably well. Everybody said so. Sir Thomas said so. And you know you had Chapman to help you to dress. I am very glad I sent Chapman to you. I shall tell Sir Thomas that I am sure it was done that evening."
"And will tell you what, Fanny, which is more than I did for Maria: the next time Pug has a litter you shall have a puppy."
"We have not been so silent all the time,"
"Fanny has been reading to me, and only put the book down upon hearing you coming."
"She often reads to me out of those books; and she was in the middle of a very fine speech of that man's— what's his name, Fanny?— when we heard your footsteps."
"It was really like being at a play,"
"I wish Sir Thomas had been here."
"You have a great turn for acting, I am sure, Mr. Crawford,"
"and I will tell you what, I think you will have a theatre, some time or other, at your house in Norfolk. I mean when you are settled there. I do indeed. I think you will fit up a theatre at your house in Norfolk."
"That may be, sister,"
"I dare say you are very right; but I am sure I shall miss her very much."

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