I’d like to acknowledge these sources for the quoted material that appears on the following pages:

This page: “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.” From act II, scene II, lines 271–72 of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare.

This page: “That will do extremely well, child. You have delighted us long enough. Let the other young ladies have time to exhibit.” From volume I, chapter XVIII of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

This page: “My reasons for marrying are, first, that I think it a right thing for every clergyman in easy circumstances—like myself—to set the example of matrimony in his parish.” From volume I, chapter XIX of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

This page: “…a small income go a good way.” From volume I, chapter XIX of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

This page: “The mistress of the mansion came, mature of age, a graceful dame, whose easy step and stately port had well become a princely court.” From canto I, lines 576–79 of The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott.