Гордость и предубеждение

Chapter 31

           "Icanansweryourquestion,"saidFitzwilliam,"withoutapplyingtohim. Itisbecausehewillnotgivehimselfthetrouble." 

           "Icertainlyhavenotthetalentwhichsomepeoplepossess,"saidDarcy,"ofconversingeasilywiththoseIhaveneverseenbefore. Icannotcatchtheirtoneofconversation,orappearinterestedintheirconcerns,asIoftenseedone." 

           "Myfingers,"saidElizabeth,"donotmoveoverthisinstrumentinthemasterlymannerwhichIseesomanywomen’sdo. Theyhavenotthesameforceorrapidity,anddonotproducethesameexpression. ButthenIhavealwayssupposedittobemyownfaultbecauseIwillnottakethetroubleofpractising. ItisnotthatIdonotbelievemyfingersascapableasanyotherwoman’sofsuperiorexecution." 

           Darcysmiledandsaid, "Youareperfectlyright. Youhaveemployedyourtimemuchbetter. Nooneadmittedtotheprivilegeofhearingyoucanthinkanythingwanting. Weneitherofusperformtostrangers." 

           HeretheywereinterruptedbyLadyCatherine,whocalledouttoknowwhattheyweretalkingof. Elizabethimmediatelybeganplayingagain. LadyCatherineapproached,and,afterlisteningforafewminutes,saidtoDarcy: 

           "MissBennetwouldnotplayatallamissifshepractisedmore,andcouldhavetheadvantageofaLondonmaster. Shehasaverygoodnotionoffingering,thoughhertasteisnotequaltoAnne’s. Annewouldhavebeenadelightfulperformer,hadherhealthallowedhertolearn." 

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