Гордість і упередження

           "Ihavefoundout,"saidhe,"byasingularaccident,thatthereisnowintheroomanearrelationofmypatroness. IhappenedtooverhearthegentlemanhimselfmentioningtotheyoungladywhodoesthehonoursofthehousethenamesofhiscousinMissdeBourgh,andofhermotherLadyCatherine. Howwonderfullythesesortofthingsoccur! Whowouldhavethoughtofmymeetingwith,perhaps,anephewofLadyCatherinedeBourghinthisassembly! Iammostthankfulthatthediscoveryismadeintimeformetopaymyrespectstohim,whichIamnowgoingtodo,andtrusthewillexcusemynothavingdoneitbefore. Mytotalignoranceoftheconnectionmustpleadmyapology." 

           "YouarenotgoingtointroduceyourselftoMr.Darcy!" 

           "IndeedIam. Ishallentreathispardonfornothavingdoneitearlier. IbelievehimtobeLadyCatherine’snephew. Itwillbeinmypowertoassurehimthatherladyshipwasquitewellyesterdayse’nnight." 

           Elizabethtriedhardtodissuadehimfromsuchascheme,assuringhimthatMr.Darcywouldconsiderhisaddressinghimwithoutintroductionasanimpertinentfreedom,ratherthanacomplimenttohisaunt;thatitwasnotintheleastnecessarythereshouldbeanynoticeoneitherside;andthatifitwere,itmustbelongtoMr.Darcy,thesuperiorinconsequence,tobegintheacquaintance. Mr.Collinslistenedtoherwiththedeterminedairoffollowinghisowninclination,and,whensheceasedspeaking,repliedthus: 

           "MydearMissElizabeth,Ihavethehighestopinionintheworldinyourexcellentjudgementinallmatterswithinthescopeofyourunderstanding; butpermitmetosay,thattheremustbeawidedifferencebetweentheestablishedformsofceremonyamongstthelaity,andthosewhichregulatetheclergy;