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Thanks pdurrant, but it's not Mansfield Park. I have read that one and I know exactly the visit you're thinking of, and it's not it. In the book I'm thinking of, the visit isn't quite so severe as that. I think it was more of a casual day visit for an hour or two, and the sister (or whoever she is) still lived a nice enough life but I just remember it seeming like her means were less than the other characters in the book and the house and furnishings weren't as impressive as could have been expected, and it could have been because of her marriage. I could be wrong, but the house could've seemed a little drab and the sister could've needed money. The people that go to visit are the main female protagonist and perhaps one other person accompanying her. The visit also wasn't as big a part of the book as the visit to Portsmouth in Mansfield Park, but unfortunately I only remember this scene by itself so it's all I have to go on.
Thanks for your suggest as well DrNefario. I've also read Pride and Prejudice but awhile ago, and I don't think that is it, as pdurrant has also confirmed. Since those are the only two Austens that I think I've read, it's probably not her. I really have no idea of the author, and it could be anyone really, but maybe Henry James (Portrait of a Lady? The Wings of the Dove?) or perhaps Dickens?
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