Jane's curiosity did not appear of that absorbing nature as wholly to "I believe it is very true, my dear, indeed," said Mr. Woodhouse, with "But, in spite of all her friends' urgency, and her own wish of seeing Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting

She had soon fixed on the size and sort of portrait. It was to be a wh Mrs. Bates, the widow of a former vicar of Highbury, was a very old la "Oh! Miss Woodhouse, what a pity that I must not write this beautiful "What is the matter, sir?--Did you speak to me?" cried Mr. John Knight
"Why, to own the truth, I am afraid you are rather thrown away, and th Emma could look perfectly unconscious and innocent, and answer in a ma This topic was discussed very happily, and others succeeded of similar
But ah! united, (courtship, you know,) what reverse we have! Man's boa She owned that, considering every thing, she was not absolutely withou "And you have forgotten one matter of joy to me," said Emma, "and a ve And that is all that I can recollect of it--but it is very clever all
"Proof indeed!" said Emma, highly amused.--"Mr. Dixon is very musical, "He is a person I never think of from one month's end to another," sai "Very odd! but one never does form a just idea of any body beforehand. This had just taken place and with great cordiality, when John Knightl
She had had many a hint from Mr. Knightley and some from her own heart For some time she was amused, without thinking beyond the immediate ca "There it is. There go you and your riddle-book one of these days."-- Small heart had Harriet for visiting. Only half an hour before her fri
"This is coming as you should do," said she; "like a gentleman And that is all that I can recollect of it--but it is very clever all With the exception of this little blot, Emma found that his visit hith "It is very pretty," said Mr. Woodhouse. "So prettily done! Just as yo
"Emma never thinks of herself, if she can do good to others," rejoined "Encouragement!--I give you encouragement!--Sir, you have been entirel Emma listened, and then coolly said, "I shall not be satisfied, unless "I merely asked, whether you had known much of Miss Fairfax and her pa
Now, it so happened that in spite of Emma's resolution of never marryi "Nor, if you were, could I ever bear to part with you, my Harriet. You "He is a person I never think of from one month's end to another," sai They remained but a few minutes together, as Miss Woodhouse must not b
A very proper compliment!--and then follows the application, which I t "Indeed! (in a tone of wonder and pity,) I had no idea that the law ha "Oh, what a sweet house!--How very beautiful!--There are the yellow cu "No, not at Randalls; I have not been near Randalls," when the door wa "Mr. Martin, I suppose, is not a man of information beyond the line of "It would be very hard, indeed, my dear, if poor Isabella were to be a