Nobody meant to be unkind, but nobody put themselves out of their way to secure her comfort.

“Cold-hearted Elinor! Oh! Worse than cold-hearted! Ashamed of being otherwise.”

“The wisest and the best of men, nay, the wisest and best of their actions, may …”

“She was without any power, because she was without any desire of command over h…”

“... But he recommended the books which charmed her leisure hours, he encouraged…”