Tears are a woman’s weapon. That was Hirai’s philosophy.
“His understanding and opinions all please me; he wants nothing but a little more liveliness, and that, if he marry prudently, his wife may teach him. I thought him very sly;—he hardly ever mentioned your name. But slyness seems the fashion.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“Her not objecting, does not justify him. It only shows her being deficient in something herself -- sense or feeling.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“She wanted to talk, but there seemed an embargo on every subject.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“had you behaved in a more gentlemanlike manner.’ Those were your words. You know not, you can scarcely conceive, how they have tortured me;—though it was some time, I confess, before I was reasonable enough to allow their justice.”
― Pride and Prejudice
― Pride and Prejudice
“It taught me to hope,” said he, “as I had scarcely ever allowed myself to hope before. I knew enough of your disposition to be certain that, had you been absolutely, irrevocably decided against me, you would have acknowledged it to Lady Catherine, frankly and openly.” Elizabeth coloured and laughed as she replied, “Yes, you know enough of my frankness to believe me capable of that. After abusing you so abominably to your face, I could have no scruple in abusing you to all your relations.”
― Pride And Prejudice
― Pride And Prejudice
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