If a woman conceals her affection with the same skillfrom the object of it, she may lose the opportunity of fixing him; andit will then be but poor consolation to believe the world equally inthe dark.
When the card-tables were placed, hehad the opportunity of obliging her in turn, by sitting down to whist.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "I wonder," said he, at the next opportunity of speaking, "whether he islikely to be in this country much longer.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "I am by no means of the opinion, I assure you," said he, "that a ballof this kind, given by a young man of character, to respectable people,can have any evil tendency; and I am so far from objecting to dancingmyself, that I shall hope to be honoured with the hands of all my faircousins in the course of the evening; and I take this opportunity ofsoliciting yours, Miss Elizabeth, for the two first dances especially,a preference which I trust my cousin Jane will attribute to the rightcause, and not to any disrespect for her.
By many significant looks and silententreaties, did she endeavour to prevent such a proof of complaisance,but in vain; Mary would not understand them; such an opportunity ofexhibiting was delightful to her, and she began her song.
That his two sisters and Mr. Darcy, however, shouldhave such an opportunity of ridiculing her relations, was bad enough,and she could not determine whether the silent contempt of thegentleman, or the insolent smiles of the ladies, were more intolerable.
Bingley was all grateful pleasure,and he readily engaged for taking the earliest opportunity of waiting onher, after his return from London, whither he was obliged to go the nextday for a short time.
My brother admires her greatly already; he will havefrequent opportunity now of seeing her on the most intimate footing;her relations all wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister'spartiality is not misleading me, I think, when I call Charles mostcapable of engaging any woman's heart.