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Patterns of Diction in Jane Austen's Major Novels

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whether he meant to make any stay in the country at present.
“When you have killed all your own birds, Mr. Bingley,”
“I beg you will come here, and shoot as many as you please on Mr. Bennet's manor. I am sure he will be vastly happy to oblige you, and will save all the best of the covies for you.”
such unnecessary, such officious attention! Were the same fair prospect to arise at present as had flattered them a year ago, every thing,
would be hastening to the same vexatious conclusion.
years of happiness could not make Jane or herself amends for moments of such painful confusion.
“The first wish of my heart,”
“is never more to be in company with either of them. Their society can afford no pleasure that will atone for such wretchedness as this! Let me never see either one or the other again!”
how much the beauty of her sister re-kindled the admiration of her former lover. When first he came in, he had spoken to her but little; but every five minutes seemed to be giving her more of his attention.
no difference should be perceived in her at all,
she talked as much as ever.
to dine at Longbourn in a few days time.
“You are quite a visit in my debt, Mr. Bingley,”
“for when you went to town last winter, you promised to take a family dinner with us, as soon as you returned. I have not forgot, you see; and I assure you, I was very much disappointed that you did not come back and keep your engagement.”
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.
“Why, if he came only to be silent, grave, and indifferent,”
“did he come at all?”
“He could be still amiable, still pleasing, to my uncle and aunt, when he was in town; and why not to me? If he fears me, why come hither? If he no longer cares for me, why silent? Teasing, teasing, man! I will think no more about him.”
“Now,”
“that this first meeting is over, I feel perfectly easy. I know my own strength, and I shall never be embarrassed again by his coming. I am glad he dines here on Tuesday. It will then be publicly seen that, on both sides, we meet only as common and indifferent acquaintance.”
“Yes, very indifferent indeed,”
“Oh, Jane, take care.”
“My dear Lizzy, you cannot think me so weak, as to be in danger now?”
“I think you are in very great danger of making him as much in love with you as ever.”
Bingley had received his sanction to be happy,
his eyes likewise turned towards Mr. Darcy, with an expression of half-laughing alarm.
if left wholly to himself, Jane's happiness, and his own, would be speedily secured.
how little such a situation would give pleasure to either, or make either appear to advantage.
tell him that his kindness was neither unknown nor unfelt by the whole of the family.
the evening would afford some opportunity of bringing them together;
the whole of the visit would not pass away without enabling them to enter into something more of conversation than the mere ceremonious salutation attending his entrance.
“If he does not come to me, then,”
“I shall give him up for ever.”
he looked as if he would have answered her hopes; but, alas! the ladies had crowded round the table,
“The men shan't come and part us, I am determined. We want none of them; do we?”
“A man who has once been refused! How could I ever be foolish enough to expect a renewal of his love? Is there one among the sex, who would not protest against such a weakness as a second proposal to the same woman? There is no indignity so abhorrent to their feelings!”
“Is your sister at Pemberley still?”
“And quite alone? Have all her friends left her?”
to be soon joined by him,
their carriage was unluckily ordered before any of the others,
no opportunity of detaining them.
“Well girls,”
“What say you to the day? I think every thing has passed off uncommonly well, I assure you. The dinner was as well dressed as any I ever saw. The venison was roasted to a turn — and everybody said they never saw so fat a haunch. The soup was fifty times better than what we had at the Lucases' last week; and even
Mr. Darcy acknowledged, that
and I suppose he has two or three French cooks at least. And, my dear Jane, I never saw you look in greater beauty. Mrs. Long said so too, for I asked her whether you did not. And what do you think she said besides?
She did indeed. I do think Mrs. Long is as good a creature as ever lived — and her nieces are very pretty behaved girls, and not at all handsome: I like them prodigiously.”
she would get him at last;
“It has been a very agreeable day,”
“The party seemed so well selected, so suitable one with the other. I hope we may often meet again.”

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