Don't you dare call me arrogant!If ever I had any at all-which I deny!- how much could I possibly have left after having been ridden over rough-shod by you and Thomas, do you imagine?
[He was aware] of the value of the word of praise dropped at exactly the right moment; and he would have thought himself extremely stupid to withhold what cost him so little and was productive of such desirable results.
Eccentricity may be diverting, Mama, but it is out of place in a wife: certainly in my wife!
You have a genius for bringing trouble upon yourself
The charm of your society, My Sparrow, lies in not knowing what will you say next - though one rapidly learns to fear the worst!
