Read the excerpt below and answer the question. The complaints and lamentations which politeness had hitherto restrained, now bu
rst forth universally; and they all agreed again and again how provoking it was to be so disappointed. (chapter 13, p. 10) In this context, the word lamentations implies a great deal of .
In the excerpt from "Sense and Sensibility," the author Jane Austen draws attention to how the courtesy and kindness that had prevented the characters to complain, finally unfolds and everyone is able to express their disappointment. In chapter thirteen, Colonel Brandon receives a letter and must return to London at once. As a result, the excursion is cancelled when everyone has gathered and is ready to go.
