“Have we not perfectly understood each other?”
Sense and Sensibility, volume 1, chapter 15
Mrs. Dashwood on what Willoughby’s actions have told her of his love. How little she really understood!
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Perfect understanding
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Talk vs. action
“I have not wanted syllables where actions have spoken so plainly.”
Sense and Sensibility, volume 1, chapter 15
Mrs. Dashwood on her assumption that Marianne and Willoughby are engaged, in spite of the fact that they have not told her so
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How incomprehensible
“Oh, Elinor, how incomprehensible are your feelings! You had rather take evil upon credit than good.”
Sense and Sensibility, volume 1, chapter 15
Spoken by Mrs. Dashwood
After Willoughby leaves and Marianne’s heart is broken, Mrs. Dashwood would rather hope the best for them, but Elinor is more realistic.
Mothers and daughters often fail to understand each other, no?
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Know your own happiness
“‘You are in a melancholy humour and fancy that anyone unlike yourself must be happy. But remember that the pain of parting from friends will be felt by everybody at times, whatever be their education or state. Know your own happiness. You want nothing but patience; or give it a more fascinating name: call it hope.'”
Sense & Sensibility, volume 1, chapter 19
Mrs. Dashwood is speaking to Edward Ferrars, who is loathe to leave them after visiting Barton Cottage for a week (and generally distraught about having no occupation or skills)
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Mrs. D. on expectations
“‘One must not expect everything.'”
Mrs. Dashwood, on hoping to improve Barton Cottage but expecting not to have the money to be able to do it
Sense & Sensibility, volume 1, chapter 6
Rather ironic coming from Mrs. Dashwood! Unfortunately, in other realms of life, she is not so philosophical and has to learn this lesson the hard way.
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