Austen Said:

Lydia's going to Brighton

her husband's never intending to go there himself.

for the felicity of her daughter,

she should not miss the opportunity of enjoying herself as much as possible —

as the only security for her husband's not being killed in a duel.

her daughter would be married was enough.

to all the particulars of calico, muslin, and cambric,

some very plentiful orders,

Had he done his duty in that respect, Lydia need not have been indebted to her uncle for whatever of honour or credit could now be purchased for her.

The satisfaction of prevailing on one of the most worthless young men in Great Britain to be her husband might then have rested in its proper place.

He had never before supposed that, could Wickham be prevailed on to marry his daughter, it would be done with so little inconvenience to himself as by the present arrangement. He would scarcely be ten pounds a year the loser by the hundred that was to be paid them; for, what with her board and pocket allowance, and the continual presents in money which passed to her through her mother's hands, Lydia's expenses had been very little within that sum.

her husband would not advance a guinea to buy clothes for his daughter.

she should receive from him no mark of affection whatever on the occasion.

besides, it was such a pity that Lydia should be taken from a regiment where she was acquainted with everybody, and had so many favourites.

how absolutely necessary such an attention would be from all the neighbouring gentlemen, on his returning to Netherfield.

though it was very mortifying to know that her neighbours might all see Mr. Bingley, in consequence of it, before they did.

to be civil to him only as Mr. Bingley's friend,

to dine at Longbourn in a few days time.

anything less than two courses could be good enough for a man

or satisfy the appetite and pride of one who had ten thousand a year.

their carriage was unluckily ordered before any of the others,

no opportunity of detaining them.

she would get him at last;

Two obstacles of the five being thus removed,

Bingley was every thing that was charming, except the professed lover of her daughter.

unless when some barbarous neighbour, who could not be enough detested, had given him an invitation to dinner which he thought himself obliged to accept.

they never sat there after dinner,

to take some refreshment;

why Lady Catherine would not come in again and rest herself.

he was rising every hour in his esteem.

she submitted to the change without much reluctance.

her poor son gone for ever,

it might, that it probably would, turn out to be the very same Captain Wentworth whom they recollected meeting, once or twice, after their coming back from Clifton -- a very fine young man -- but they could not say whether it was seven or eight years ago,

poor Dick,

poor Dick's having been six months under his care,

hope there would be now no occasion for putting Captain Wentworth off, and only be sorry to think that the cottage party, probably, would not like to leave the little boy, to give him the meeting.

of his studying himself to death.

Charles might not be learned and bookish enough to please Lady Russell, and that therefore, she persuaded Anne to refuse him."

after all she had gone through, nothing was so likely to do her good as a little quiet cheerfulness at home.

Louisa was now recovering apace. Her mother could even think of her being able to join their party at home, before her brothers and sisters went to school again. The Harvilles had promised to come with her and stay at Uppercross, whenever she returned. Captain Wentworth was gone, for the present, to see his brother in Shropshire.

is so afraid of her being fatigued by the journey,

she knew nothing of the matter.

her perfect readiness for the play, if Henrietta and all the others liked it,

Mary and Henrietta, too impatient to wait, had gone out the moment it had cleared, but would be back again soon,

the strictest injunctions had been left with Mrs Musgrove to keep her there till they returned.

there had been no fall in the case;

Anne had not at any time lately slipped down, and got a blow on her head;

she was perfectly convinced of having had no fall;

finding her better at night.