‘Mr Bingley is just what a young man ought to be. Sensible, good humoured-’&

‘Mr Bingley is just what a young man ought to be. Sensible, good humoured-’
’…Handsome, conveniently rich!’
'Do you really believe he liked me Lizzie?’
'Jane, he danced with you most of the night and stared at you for the rest of it. But I give you leave to like him, you’ve liked many a stupider person.’

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'What strange creatures men are. What do they want from us?’
'I cannot answer you.’
'Perhaps they see us not as people but as playthings, Elinor.’