A powerful final line concluding the chapter, as it reflect's Austen's larger criticism of "rich people" who she believes often behave with distasteful and contemptible motivations. In this instance, Austen labels rich people as "sordid."

This quote epitomises the marriage market where one must consider financial and class implications when considering marriage, as opposed to love.

When considering class distinctions, it will be interesting to see how this relationship will play out.

Groom refers to someone who is responsible for the management of horses.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/groom.

This suspicion is in reference to Lady Denham thinking Charlotte has a desire to pursue Sir Edward, or that Charlotte may be misinterpreting Sir Edward's behaviour towards her believing he is forming an attachment to her. Lady Denham clearly wants to convey the message that Sir Edward is not available.

Sagacity refers to showing keen mental discernment or good judgement.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/sagacious.

Charlotte cannot enjoy Burn's poetry due to his known indiscretions.

A reference to the poet Walter Scott.

The sea and the sea shore is unspoiled, encompassing natural beauty (a key tenet of Romanticism). It is interesting to consider if this connects in some manner to the forthcoming references to prominent Romantic poets.

Due to Austen's use of free indirect discourse, it is not obviously clear who the "I" is. The "I" could be the narrator or a character.