Гордість і упередження

           for,givemeleavetoobservethatIconsidertheclericalofficeasequalinpointofdignitywiththehighestrankinthekingdom—providedthataproperhumilityofbehaviourisatthesametimemaintained. Youmustthereforeallowmetofollowthedictatesofmyconscienceonthisoccasion,whichleadsmetoperformwhatIlookonasapointofduty. Pardonmeforneglectingtoprofitbyyouradvice,whichoneveryothersubjectshallbemyconstantguide,thoughinthecasebeforeusIconsidermyselfmorefittedbyeducationandhabitualstudytodecideonwhatisrightthanayoungladylikeyourself." AndwithalowbowhelefthertoattackMr.Darcy,whosereceptionofhisadvancessheeagerlywatched,andwhoseastonishmentatbeingsoaddressedwasveryevident. Hercousinprefacedhisspeechwithasolemnbowandthoughshecouldnothearawordofit,shefeltasifhearingitall,andsawinthemotionofhislipsthewords"apology,""Hunsford,"and"LadyCatherinedeBourgh." Itvexedhertoseehimexposehimselftosuchaman. Mr.Darcywaseyeinghimwithunrestrainedwonder,andwhenatlastMr.Collinsallowedhimtimetospeak,repliedwithanairofdistantcivility. Mr.Collins,however,wasnotdiscouragedfromspeakingagain,andMr.Darcy’scontemptseemedabundantlyincreasingwiththelengthofhissecondspeech,andattheendofitheonlymadehimaslightbow,andmovedanotherway. Mr.CollinsthenreturnedtoElizabeth. 

           "Ihavenoreason,Iassureyou,"saidhe,"tobedissatisfiedwithmyreception. Mr.Darcyseemedmuchpleasedwiththeattention. Heansweredmewiththeutmostcivility,andevenpaidmethecomplimentofsayingthathewassowellconvincedofLadyCatherine’sdiscernmentastobecertainshecouldneverbestowafavourunworthily. Itwasreallyaveryhandsomethought. Uponthewhole,Iammuchpleasedwithhim."