Jane Austen
She had always
spoken to him as she would to any other gentleman; she made not the smallest objection to
his joining in the society of the neighbourhood nor to his leaving the parish occasionally for
a week or two, to visit his relations. She had even condescended to advise him to marry as
soon as he could, provided he chose with discretion; and had once paid him a visit in his
humble parsonage, where she had perfectly approved all the alterations he had been making,
and had even vouchsafed to suggest some herself--some shelves in the closet up stairs."
"That is all very proper and civil, I am sure," said Mrs. Bennet, "and I dare say she is a
very agreeable woman. It is a pity that great ladies in general are not more like her. Does
she live near you, sir?"
"The garden in which stands my humble abode is separated only by a lane from Rosings
Park, her ladyship's residence."
"I think you said she was a widow, sir? Has she any family?"
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