that-first-glance-feeling reblogged
'He was in love, very much in love; and it was a love which, operating on an active, sanguine spirit, of more warmth than delicacy, made her affection appear of greater consequence because it was withheld, and determined him to have the glory, as well as the felicity, of forcing her to love him […]. He had so much delight in the idea of obliging her to love him in a very short time, that her not loving him now was scarcely regretted.'
~Magnificent writing, thrilling plot, wonderful Austen ❤️📖💖
👉📖 Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen