Гордость и предубеждение

Chapter 6

           "Withgreatenergy;butitisalwaysasubjectwhichmakesaladyenergetic." 

           "Youaresevereonus." 

           "Itwillbeherturnsoontobeteased,"saidMissLucas. "Iamgoingtoopentheinstrument,Eliza,andyouknowwhatfollows." 

           "Youareaverystrangecreaturebywayofafriend!alwayswantingmetoplayandsingbeforeanybodyandeverybody! Ifmyvanityhadtakenamusicalturn,youwouldhavebeeninvaluable; butasitis,Iwouldreallyrathernotsitdownbeforethosewhomustbeinthehabitofhearingtheverybestperformers." OnMissLucas’spersevering,however,sheadded, "Verywell,ifitmustbeso,itmust." AndgravelyglancingatMr.Darcy,"Thereisafineoldsaying,whicheverybodyhereisofcoursefamiliarwith: ‘Keepyourbreathtocoolyourporridge’;andIshallkeepminetoswellmysong." 

           Herperformancewaspleasing,thoughbynomeanscapital. Afterasongortwo,andbeforeshecouldreplytotheentreatiesofseveralthatshewouldsingagain,shewaseagerlysucceededattheinstrumentbyhersisterMary,whohaving,inconsequenceofbeingtheonlyplainoneinthefamily,workedhardforknowledgeandaccomplishments,wasalwaysimpatientfordisplay. 

           Maryhadneithergeniusnortaste; andthoughvanityhadgivenherapplication,ithadgivenherlikewiseapedanticairandconceitedmanner,whichwouldhaveinjuredahigherdegreeofexcellencethanshehadreached. 

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