I am not in love with Mr. Wickham; no, I certainly am not. But he is, beyond all comparison, the most agreeable man I ever saw – and if he becomes really attached to me – I believe it will be better that he should not. I see the imprudence of it.
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 26. While Elizabeth thinks that George Wickham is the "most agreeable man" she ever set eyes on, she declares that she is not in love with him. She says this to her aunt Mrs. Gardiner, who has cautioned her not to grow too attached to him.