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Because they neither flattered herself nor her children, she could not believe them good-natured; and because they were fond of reading, she fancied them satirical; perhaps without knowing what it was to be satirical; but that did not signify.

…such grief, shocking as it was to witness it, must have its course…

…she could have no lasting affection in the company of a person who joined insincerity with ignorance, whose want of instruction prevented their meeting in conversation on terms of equality, and whose conduct towards others made every show of attention and deference towards herself perfectly valueless.

…she proceeded to question him on the subject of books; her favourite authors were brought forward and dwelt upon with so rapturous a delight, that any young man of five-and-twenty must have been insensible indeed, not to become an immediate convert to the excellence of such works, however disregarded before. Their taste was strikingly alike.

p.125/534. Emma, Volume I, Chapter XIV.

Sense & Sensibility:
4.5🌟
Jane Austen sure knows how to write a compelling story, and the twists, turns, and elegant verbal backhands were perfectly incorporated. There were several characters I wish to be trampled by horses who unfortunately had fairly joyful existences. But yay for Elinor and Marianne!