"It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-it is disposition alone." pp. 60 #1
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ↦ Sense & Sensibility
⇀ “ It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;-it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others. “ ↽
My edition is this book in this boxed set
Volume I Chapter 12 Page 60
This quote is from Marianne. She is explaning to Elinor why the gift of a horse is perfectly acceptable, even though she knows so little about John Willoughby.