Pride and Prejudice
this method of passing the evening because you are in each other's confidence, and have secret affairs to discuss, or because you are conscious that your figures appear to the greatest advantage in walking; if the first, I would be completely in your way, and if the second, I can admire you much better as I sit by the fire."
Jane Austen • Pride and Prejudice
"I have not the smallest objection to explaining them," said he, as soon as she allowed him to speak. "You either choose