C.S.루이스 & 잉클링즈 (C.S.Lewis and Inklings)

CHAPTER IV.  When Jane and Elizabeth were alone, the former, who had been cautious inher praise of Mr. Bingley before, expressed to her sister how very muchshe admired him. "He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, goodhumoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!--so much ease,with such perfect good breeding!" "He is also handsome," replied Elizabeth, "which a youn..

From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beauty’s rose might never die, But as the riper should by time decease, His tender heir might bear his memory: But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes, Feed’st thy light’s flame with self-substantial fuel, Making a famine where abundance lies, Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel: Thou that art now the world’s fresh ornament, ..

CHAPTER III.  Not all that Mrs. Bennet, however, with the assistance of her fivedaughters, could ask on the subject was sufficient to draw from herhusband any satisfactory description of Mr. Bingley. They attacked himin various ways; with barefaced questions, ingenious suppositions, anddistant surmises; but he eluded the skill of them all; and they were atlast obliged to accept the second-hand i..

CHAPTER II.  Mr. Bennet was among the earliest of those who waited on Mr. Bingley. Hehad always intended to visit him, though to the last always assuring hiswife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit waspaid, she had no knowledge of it. It was then disclosed in the followingmanner. Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, hesuddenly addressed her with, "I h..

Pride and Prejudice CHAPTER I.  It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possessionof a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on hisfirst entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the mindsof the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightfulproperty of some one or other of their da..

To M. J.Dear Jim:This book is your fault. If it had not been for your brutal insistence, Lord Peter would never have staggered through to the end of this enquiry. Pray consider that he thanks you with his accustomed suavity.Yours ever,D. L. S.