I think I am justified — though where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong? Sense and Sensibility (1811)
He was not handsome, and his manners required intimacy to make them pleasing. He was too diffident to do justice to himself; but when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open, affectionate heart. Sense and Sensibility (1811)