] "Mrs. John Dashwood had never been a favourite with any of her husband's family; but she had no oppportunity , till the present, of shewing them with how little attention to the comfort of other people she could act when occasion required it."

Oh! this is one of my favorite lines in the whole book. (Shows what happens when I get here late: Vianne "steals" my best line! ;-) ) This is what I read JA for: humorous, ironic
comments - sometimes delivered bitingly, sometimes delivered gently, but always entertaining.