“Where pride and stupidity unite there can be no dissimulation worthy notice”
Reginald expresses his opinion of young Miss Vernon, whom he considers stupid and arrogant. She had received a rather wretched education, and following an example of her mother (and yet united with lack of experience characteristic of youth) Miss Vernon is not desirable in most of the societies, and possess no manners to bewitch.
“I really have a regard for him, he is so easily imposed upon!”
Lady Susan shows little respect to people, to all people. She only looks for ways in which she can manipulate them, and to use everything and everyone for her own benefit. Her brother-in-law is not an exception; she likes him a lot but mostly for his weakness and inability to distinguish her own desires and wishes.
“If I am vain of anything, it is my eloquence. Consideration and esteem as surely follow command of language as admiration waits on beauty”
Lady Susan is famous for her eloquence; there is no situation she can easily come out of with the help of words, which she can so masterly pick. And this quality of hers is her the biggest pride, she really knows that it helps her to bewitch the people around her, and the considerable amount of time that she spends in conversation helps her to hone her skills.
