(What’s Third Sentence Thursday? Open the book you’re reading to a random page. Post the third complete sentence on the page, with a few comments about the book.)
Emma by Jane Austen
p. 341 – “He was wishing to confide in her – perhaps to consult her; cost her what it would, she would listen.”
Poor Emma. She’s spent most of the book – and at this point we’re very near the end – trying to pair up all the unmarried people she knows, and they’ve been very uncooperative. But a girl has to do something with her time, after all.
Just recently, it’s occurred to her that she really, really cares about one particular man – but her best friend Harriet is in love with him, too. And now he wants to talk to Emma about the girl he loves. Oh, no! Is he in love with Harriet? All Emma can think of to do is to pretend that possibility doesn’t upset her. Not at all. Not the least little bit.
This as to be one of my favourite books. Jane Austen creates these wonderful female character with ‘guts’ and gusto makes me wonder what the women were really like back then?
Actually I’m working my way though a book on exactly that subject (The Gentleman’s Daughter, Amanda Vickery) – might review it when I’m done!
Emma is one of my all time favourite books. I have a tiny and very old hardback version that I always take travelling.
Sounds perfect – portable and durable at the same time 🙂