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'[...] What two letters of the alphabet are there that express perfection?'

'What two letters - express perfection? I am sure I do not know.'

'Ah! you will never guess. You' (to Emma), 'I am certain, will never guess. I will tell you. M. and A. Emma. Do you understand?'

Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly. It depends upon the character of those who handle it.

Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of.

Mrs. Bates, the widow of a former vicar of Highbury, was a very old lady, almost past everything but tea and quadrille.