Jane Austen
I did not expect such
a compliment."
"Did not you? I did for you. But that is one great difference between us. Compliments
always take you by surprise, and me never. What could be more natural than his asking you
again? He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other
woman in the room. No thanks to his gallantry for that. Well, he certainly is very agreeable,
and I give you leave to like him. You have liked many a stupider person."
"Dear Lizzy!"
"Oh! you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general. You never see a
fault in anybody. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes. I never heard you
speak ill of a human being in your life."
"I would not wish to be hasty in censuring anyone; but I always speak what I think."
"I know you do; and it is that which makes the wonder. With your good sense, to be so
honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others
annaabi.ee 
