He could not help seeing that you were about five times as pretty as every other woman in the room.
No thanks to his gallantry for that.
Well, he certainly is very agreeable, and I give you leave to like him.
You have liked many a stupider person.”
— “Dear Lizzy!”
— “Oh! you are a great deal too apt, you know, to like people in general.
You never see a fault in anybody.
All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes.
I never heard you speak ill of a human being in your life.”
— “I would not wish to be hasty in censuring anyone;
but I always speak what I think.”
— “I know you do;
and it is that which makes the wonder.
With your good sense, to be so honestly blind to the follies and nonsense of others!
Affectation of candour is common enough; —
one meets with it everywhere.