Elinor: You talk of feeling idle and useless. Imagine how that is compounded when one has no hope, and no choice of any occupation whatsoever.
Edward: Our circumstances are therefore precisely the same.
Elinor: Except that you will inherit your fortune. We cannot even earn ours.
Edward: Perhaps Margaret is right.
Elinor: Right?
Edward: Piracy is our only option. What is swabbing exactly?
-Sense and Sensibility
2 comments:
best movie in the world!
It is delightful...I just finished the book, and couldn't resist watching a few minutes while I ate my dinner this evening. Lovely.
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