Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise… — Jane Austen
Mrs. Allen was one of that numerous class of females, whose society can raise no other emotion than surprise at there being any men in the world who could like them well enough to marry them. p. 34, 2013, en:s:Northanger Abbey/Chapter 2
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