“ An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. ”
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814). copy citation
| Author | Jane Austen |
|---|---|
| Source | Mansfield Park |
| Topic | women |
| Date | 1814 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/141/141-h/141-h.htm |
Context
““I shall not talk to you, Henry, but I know you will like her best at last.”
“Do not I tell you that I like her best at first?”
“And besides, Miss Bertram is engaged. Remember that, my dear brother. Her choice is made.”
“Yes, and I like her the better for it. An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and she feels that she may exert all her powers of pleasing without suspicion. All is safe with a lady engaged: no harm can be done.”
“Why, as to that, Mr.”
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