The power of doing anything withquickness is always prized much by the possessor, and often without anyattention to the imperfection of the performance.
Elizabeth listened withdelight to the happy, though modest hopes which Jane entertained of Mr.Bingley's regard, and said all in her power to heighten her confidencein it.
It will be in my power toassure him that her ladyship was quite well yesterday se'nnight.
Allow me, by theway, to observe, my fair cousin, that I do not reckon the noticeand kindness of Lady Catherine de Bourgh as among the least of theadvantages in my power to offer.
I wish you very happy and very rich, and byrefusing your hand, do all in my power to prevent your being otherwise.
But,my dearest Jane, you cannot seriously imagine that because Miss Bingleytells you her brother greatly admires Miss Darcy, he is in the smallestdegree less sensible of your merit than when he took leave of you onTuesday, or that it will be in her power to persuade him that, insteadof being in love with you, he is very much in love with her friend.
They had, therefore, manyacquaintances in common; and though Wickham had been little there sincethe death of Darcy's father, it was yet in his power to give her fresherintelligence of her former friends than she had been in the way ofprocuring.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) Jane had already written a few lines to her sister to announce theirsafe arrival in London; and when she wrote again, Elizabeth hoped itwould be in her power to say something of the Bingleys.