How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
You are not our usual type of guest and there is no chance, given your economic conditions, that you would ever be a repeat client or likely to associate with and recommend us to potential clients. (3.37)
Dang. Mrs. Wattlesbrook doesn't mince words with the common folk. Her behavior illustrates how the upper class can do whatever they want to the lower class without consequence.
Quote #5
Mr. Nobley, of course, is most respectable. [...] No title, but an old, solid family name and wonderful lands. He will be a steadying influence on the colonel. (4.90)
Here's another nice Austenian tidbit. Since we don't have Mrs. Bennet constantly crowing about income and reputation, we're reminded that it's a big deal to be a respectable gentleman.
Quote #6
The entire conversation felt forbidden, like a secret Austen chapter that she discovered in some forgotten file. (5.27)
We're not sure if Jane Austen would ever would have written about a romance between a lady and a servant. Maybe a lost episode of Downton Abbey would be a more apt comparison.