(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she hardlyhad a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendereduncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "It certainly is a most iniquitous affair," said Mr. Bennet, "andnothing can clear Mr. Collins from the guilt of inheriting Longbourn.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "Very true, indeed; and now, my dear Jane, what have you got to say onbehalf of the interested people who have probably been concerned in thebusiness? Do clear them too, or we shall be obliged to think ill ofsomebody.
"Is it not clear enough? Does it not expressly declare thatCaroline neither expects nor wishes me to be her sister; that she isperfectly convinced of her brother's indifference; and that if shesuspects the nature of my feelings for him, she means (most kindly!) toput me on my guard? Can there be any other opinion on the subject?""Yes, there can; for mine is totally different.
Most earnestly did she labour to prove the probability of error, andseek to clear the one without involving the other.
Colonel Forster believed that more than athousand pounds would be necessary to clear his expenses at Brighton.
Mr. Tupman, thus solemnly adjured, stated the case in a few words;touched slightly on the borrowing of the coat; expatiated largely on itshaving been done 'after dinner'; wound up with a little penitence on hisown account; and left the stranger to clear himself as best he could.
We merely lay them on, and communicate them, in a clear andgentle stream, through the medium of these pages, to a world thirstingfor Pickwickian knowledge.