She was not often invited to join in the conversation of the others, nor did she desire it. Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.

“Do you not want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently.”

“No man is offended by another man's admiration of the woman he loves; it is the…”

“Do not you feel a great inclination, Miss Bennet, to seize such an opportunity …”

“Mama, the more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never …”