GENTLEMAN in Classic Quotes

1  She dared not even mention that gentleman.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 16

2  "At four o'clock, therefore, we may expect this peace-making gentleman," said Mr. Bennet, as he folded up the letter.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 13

3  Colonel Fitzwilliam, who led the way, was about thirty, not handsome, but in person and address most truly the gentleman.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 30

4  "You take an eager interest in that gentleman's concerns," said Darcy, in a less tranquil tone, and with a heightened colour.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 34

5  Of the lady's sensations they remained a little in doubt; but that the gentleman was overflowing with admiration was evident enough.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 44

6  The housekeeper came forward, and told them it was a picture of a young gentleman, the son of her late master's steward, who had been brought up by him at his own expense.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 43

7  As for the gentleman himself, his feelings were chiefly expressed, not by embarrassment or dejection, or by trying to avoid her, but by stiffness of manner and resentful silence.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21

8  I happened to overhear the gentleman himself mentioning to the young lady who does the honours of the house the names of his cousin Miss de Bourgh, and of her mother Lady Catherine.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18

9  It had come with a fare from London; and as he thought that the circumstance of a gentleman and lady's removing from one carriage into another might be remarked he meant to make inquiries at Clapham.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 47

10  Mrs. Gardiner about this time reminded Elizabeth of her promise concerning that gentleman, and required information; and Elizabeth had such to send as might rather give contentment to her aunt than to herself.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 26

11  She was on the point of continuing her walk, when she caught a glimpse of a gentleman within the sort of grove which edged the park; he was moving that way; and, fearful of its being Mr. Darcy, she was directly retreating.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 35

12  She had always spoken to him as she would to any other gentleman; she made not the smallest objection to his joining in the society of the neighbourhood nor to his leaving the parish occasionally for a week or two, to visit his relations.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 14

13  That his two sisters and Mr. Darcy, however, should have such an opportunity of ridiculing her relations, was bad enough, and she could not determine whether the silent contempt of the gentleman, or the insolent smiles of the ladies, were more intolerable.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18

14  They had been walking about the place with some of their new friends, and were just returning to the inn to dress themselves for dining with the same family, when the sound of a carriage drew them to a window, and they saw a gentleman and a lady in a curricle driving up the street.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 44

15  His brother-in-law, Mr. Hurst, merely looked the gentleman; but his friend Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 3

16  On being made acquainted with the present Mr. Darcy's treatment of him, she tried to remember some of that gentleman's reputed disposition when quite a lad which might agree with it, and was confident at last that she recollected having heard Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy formerly spoken of as a very proud, ill-natured boy.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 25

17  They agreed that Mrs. Bennet should only hear of the departure of the family, without being alarmed on the score of the gentleman's conduct; but even this partial communication gave her a great deal of concern, and she bewailed it as exceedingly unlucky that the ladies should happen to go away just as they were all getting so intimate together.

Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21