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Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.

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There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolutio...more

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She was nothing more than a mere good-tempered, civil and obliging Young Woman; as such we could scarcely dislike her -- she was only an Object of Con...more

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I do not know where the error lies. I do not pretend to set people right, but I do see they are often wrong.

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The earliest intelligence of the travellers' safe arrival at Antigua, after a favourable voyage, was received; though not before Mrs. Norris had been ...more

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It was absolutely necessary to interrupt him now.

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You judge very properly, and it is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions ...more

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Well, well," said he, "do not make yourself unhappy. If you are a good girl for the next ten years, I will take you to a review at the end of them.

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Words were insufficient for the elevation of his [Mr Collins'] feelings; and he was obliged to walk about the room, while Elizabeth tried to unite civ...more

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For my part, I am determined never to speak of it again to anybody. I told my sister Phillips so the other day.

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... and because they were fond of reading, she fancied them satirical: perhaps without exactly knowing what it was to be satirical; but that did not s...more