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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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it was gratifying to know that his resentment had not made him think really ill of her.
His wish of introducing his sister to her was a compliment of the highest kind.
she had liked him better when they met in Kent than before,
she had never seen him so pleasant as this morning.
they had entirely misunderstood his character,
by what she had heard from his relations in Kent, his actions were capable of a very different construction; and that his character was by no means so faulty, nor Wickham's so amiable, as they had been considered in Hertfordshire.
to be such as might be relied on.
of Mr. Darcy's civility,
and, above all, of his wishing her to be acquainted with his sister.
not to be out of sight of the inn the whole of that morning.
with the honour which she expected.
lest the partiality of the brother should have said too much in her favour;
every power of pleasing would fail her.
her new acquaintance was at least as much embarrassed as herself.
Bingley was also coming to wait on her;
he talked less than on former occasions,
he was trying to trace a resemblance.
No look appeared on either side that spoke particular regard. Nothing occurred between them that could justify the hopes of his sister.
whether all her sisters were at Longbourn.
the improvement of manners which she had yesterday witnessed however temporary its existence might prove, had at least outlived one day. When she saw him thus seeking the acquaintance and courting the good opinion of people with whom any intercourse a few months ago would have been a disgrace — when she saw him thus civil, not only to herself, but to the very relations whom he had openly disdained,
Never, even in the company of his dear friends at Netherfield, or his dignified relations at Rosings, had she seen him so desirous to please, so free from self-consequence or unbending reserve, as now, when no importance could result from the success of his endeavours, and when even the acquaintance of those to whom his attentions were addressed would draw down the ridicule and censure of the ladies both of Netherfield and Rosings.
their wish of seeing Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, and Miss Bennet, to dinner at Pemberley, before they left the country.
great pleasure in the certainty of seeing Elizabeth again, having still a great deal to say to her, and many inquiries to make after all their Hertfordshire friends.
She certainly did not hate him. No; hatred had vanished long ago, and she had almost as long been ashamed of ever feeling a dislike against him, that could be so called.
gratitude, not merely for having once loved her, but for loving her still well enough to forgive all the petulance and acrimony of her manner in rejecting him, and all the unjust accusations accompanying her rejection. He who, she had been persuaded, would avoid her as his greatest enemy, seemed, on this accidental meeting, most eager to preserve the acquaintance, and without any indelicate display of regard, or any peculiarity of manner, where their two selves only were concerned, was soliciting the good opinion of her friends, and bent on making her known to his sister. Such a change in a man of so much pride exciting not only astonishment but gratitude — for to love, ardent love, it must be attributed; and as such its impression on her was of a sort to be encouraged, as by no means unpleasing, though it could not be exactly defined. She respected, she esteemed, she was grateful to him, she felt a real interest in his welfare; and she only wanted to know how far she wished that welfare to depend upon herself, and how far it would be for the happiness of both that she should employ the power, which her fancy told her she still possessed, of bringing on her renewal of his addresses.
Miss Bingley's dislike of her had originated in jealousy,
how very unwelcome her appearance at Pemberley must be to her,
with how much civility on that lady's side the acquaintance would now be renewed.
she was herself closely watched by Miss Bingley, and that she could not speak a word, especially to Miss Darcy, without calling her attention.
to be spared the necessity of saying much.
some of the gentlemen would enter the room.
the master of the house might be amongst them; and whether she wished or feared it most, she could scarcely determine.
whether she most feared or wished for the appearance of Mr. Darcy, by the feelings which prevailed on his entering the room;
her wishes to predominate,
the ladies of the family intended a visit to Georgiana that morning.
to be perfectly easy and unembarrassed;
the suspicions of the whole party were awakened against them,
there was scarcely an eye which did not watch his behaviour when he first came into the room.
he was anxious for his sister and herself to get acquainted, and forwarded as much as possible, every attempt at conversation on either side.
he was uppermost in her thoughts;
he perceived no other alteration than her being rather tanned, no miraculous consequence of travelling in the summer.
to fetch his master and mistress home instantly.
Her power was sinking; everything must sink under such a proof of family weakness, such an assurance of the deepest disgrace.
it a happier conclusion than there was at present reason to hope,
his compliments for her relations,
No one but Jane,
could flatter herself with such an expectation.
Wickham should marry a girl whom it was impossible he could marry for money;
how Lydia could ever have attached him
But now it was all too natural. For such an attachment as this she might have sufficient charms;