The Happiness

by Amalia

The happiness which this reply produced, was such as he had probably never felt before; and he expressed himself on the occasion as sensibly and as warmly as a man violently in love can be supposed to do. Had Elizabeth been able to encounter his eye, she might have seen how well the expression of heartfelt delight, diffused over his face, became him; but, though she could not look, she could listen, and he told her of feelings which, in proving of what importance she was to him, made his affection every moment more valuable.

— Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice

* This was written so beautifully! Such a joy to read this part of the chapter. This paragraph occured after Mr. Darcy proposed to Elizabeth Bennet (Lizzie).