“In that moment, as they stood smiling at one another, Charlotte was conscious of several contradictory sensations, of which the chief were these: annoyance with herself for being incapable of governing her own actions, satisfaction that Sidney had won this very minor victory over her, amusement, embarrassment - an odd something between perturbation and pleasure - and above all else, a flutter of joyful spirits which made her feel she had strayed somehow into a most unfamiliar world.””
Quotes by Sidney Austen
“If someone insists their feet are always firmly on the ground, how else can you discover if their head is sometimes in the clouds?””
“Il serait difficile de déterminer l'opinion exacte qu'une demoiselle a de ses propres charmes, mais Charlotte n'avait certes jamais cru que les siens méritaient la petite intrigue savante que Sidney avait pris la peine d'élaborer. Si elle avait pu en arriver à croire qu'il avait acheté la boîte tout exprès pour elle et qu'il avait longuement réfléchi pour rédiger une lettre apparemment hâtive en des termes tels que l'acceptation de Charlotte allât de soi, elle aurait donné encore plus de prix à son présent.””
Sidney Austin was an influential English-born Australian politician who made significant contributions to the political landscape of Victoria. Born in 1846, he emigrated to Australia, where he became ...