George Eliot,
The Mill on the Floss — Book 5…
(1860)
“ Maggie, indeed, was hurrying along, for she felt it time to be gone. But the sense that their parting was near made her more anxious lest she should have unintentionally left some painful impression on Philip's mind. It was one of those dangerous moments when speech is at once sincere and deceptive; when feeling, rising high above its average depth, leaves floodmarks which are never reached again. ”
George Eliot,
The Mill on the Floss — Book 5…
(1860)
“ Philip said, with some effort, "whether you wouldn't really be more likely to love a man that other women were not likely to love.""That would depend on what they didn't like him for," said Maggie, laughing. "He might be very disagreeable. He might look at me through an eye-glass stuck in his eye, making a hideous face, as young Torry does. I should think other women are not fond of that; but I never felt any pity for young Torry. I've never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them." ”
George Eliot,
The Mill on the Floss — Book 5…
(1860)
“ As if I, with my old gowns and want of all accomplishments, could be a rival of dear little Lucy,–who knows and does all sorts of charming things, and is ten times prettier than I am,–even if I were odious and base enough to wish to be her rival. ”
