Dinner was soon followed by tea and coffee, a ten miles’ drive home allowed no waste of hours; and from the time of their sitting down to table, it was a quick succession of busy nothings till the carriage came to the door.[Also known as:]Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings.

Source:(ed. Penguin Books, 2006), Volume I, Chapter 10, Page 107
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