Words were insufficient for the elevation of his feelings; and he was obliged to walk about the room, while Elizabeth tried to unite civility and truth in a few short sentences.

As read from Pride and Prejudice, chapter 38.

Jane Austin has an uncanny ability to describe situations and emotions so precisely.

How often are we in that mode? In meetings, at church, at parties, at the zoo, where we’re trying to unite civility and truth in a few words?

Austen, Jane. Pride and prejudice. India, Penguin Publishing Group, 2003. pg 209