Phillips, protesting that he did not in the least regard his lossesat whist, enumerating all the dishes at supper, and repeatedly fearingthat he crowded his cousins, had more to say than he could well managebefore the carriage stopped at Longbourn House.
Atthat moment, Sir William Lucas appeared close to them, meaning to passthrough the set to the other side of the room; but on perceiving Mr.Darcy, he stopped with a bow of superior courtesy to compliment him onhis dancing and his partner.
Mr. Collins and Charlotteappeared at the door, and the carriage stopped at the small gate whichled by a short gravel walk to the house, amidst the nods and smiles ofthe whole party.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) Elizabeth asked questions in vain; Maria would tell her nothing more,and down they ran into the dining-room, which fronted the lane, inquest of this wonder; It was two ladies stopping in a low phaeton at thegarden gate.
She not unfrequently stopped at the Parsonage, andhad a few minutes' conversation with Charlotte, but was scarcely everprevailed upon to get out.
My faults, according to thiscalculation, are heavy indeed! But perhaps," added he, stopping inhis walk, and turning towards her, "these offenses might have beenoverlooked, had not your pride been hurt by my honest confession of thescruples that had long prevented my forming any serious design.
She was proceedingdirectly to her favourite walk, when the recollection of Mr. Darcy'ssometimes coming there stopped her, and instead of entering the park,she turned up the lane, which led farther from the turnpike-road.
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) As they walked across the hall towards the river, Elizabeth turned backto look again; her uncle and aunt stopped also, and while the formerwas conjecturing as to the date of the building, the owner of it himselfsuddenly came forward from the road, which led behind it to the stables.