FIND in Classic Quotes

1  I have great hopes of finding him quite the reverse.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 13

2  She was afraid of talking longer of his friend; and, having nothing else to say, was now determined to leave the trouble of finding a subject to him.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 32

3  He seemed astonished too on finding her alone, and apologised for his intrusion by letting her know that he had understood all the ladies were to be within.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 32

4  But when Elizabeth told of his silence; it did not seem very likely, even to Charlotte's wishes, to be the case; and after various conjectures, they could at last only suppose his visit to proceed from the difficulty of finding anything to do, which was the more probable from the time of year.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 32

5  She examined into their employments, looked at their work, and advised them to do it differently; found fault with the arrangement of the furniture; or detected the housemaid in negligence; and if she accepted any refreshment, seemed to do it only for the sake of finding out that Mrs. Collins's joints of meat were too large for her family.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 30

6  In Meryton they parted; the two youngest repaired to the lodgings of one of the officers' wives, and Elizabeth continued her walk alone, crossing field after field at a quick pace, jumping over stiles and springing over puddles with impatient activity, and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ankles, dirty stockings, and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7