And yet she was content to pair off with this dull young adventurer in the tarnished lace! It was, he supposed, the sort of thing to be expected of a sex that all philosophy had taught him to regard as the maddest part of a mad species.

Rafael Sabatini
About This Quote

This is a well-known quote from Emma, written by Jane Austen. At first glance, this quote seems to be about how Emma gets married to Mr. Knightley. However, the real point of the quote is that she was engaged to Mr.

Knightley before he met her. After he met her, Emma was content with his dullness because she had always known him as the dullest man in the world. The quote is basically saying that she doesn’t regret getting married to dull Mr.

Knightley, even though she knew he was boring before they actually got married.

Source: Scaramouche

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