Mr. Knightley seemed to be trying not to smile; and succeeded without difficulty, upon Mrs. Elton's beginning to talk to him.
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Mr. Knightley seemed to be trying not to smile; and succeeded without difficulty, upon Mrs. Elton's beginning to talk to him.
A man always imagines a woman to be ready for anybody who asks her.
Trusting that you will some time or other do me greater justice than you can do now.
Faultless in spite of all her faults.
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.
Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.
What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.
There is one thing, Emma, which a man can always do if he chooses, and that is his duty; not by manoeuvring and finessing, but by vigour and resolution. - Mr. Knightley
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