Гордість і упередження

           Heassuredher,thatastodancing,hewasperfectlyindifferenttoit;thathischiefobjectwasbydelicateattentionstorecommendhimselftoherandthatheshouldthereforemakeapointofremainingclosetoherthewholeevening. Therewasnoarguinguponsuchaproject. SheowedhergreatestrelieftoherfriendMissLucas,whooftenjoinedthem,andgood-naturedlyengagedMr.Collins’sconversationtoherself. 

           ShewasatleastfreefromtheoffenseofMr.Darcy’sfurthernotice;thoughoftenstandingwithinaveryshortdistanceofher,quitedisengaged,henevercamenearenoughtospeak. ShefeltittobetheprobableconsequenceofherallusionstoMr.Wickham,andrejoicedinit. 

           TheLongbournpartywerethelastofallthecompanytodepart,and,byamanoeuvreofMrs.Bennet,hadtowaitfortheircarriageaquarterofanhouraftereverybodyelsewasgone,whichgavethemtimetoseehowheartilytheywerewishedawaybysomeofthefamily. Mrs.Hurstandhersisterscarcelyopenedtheirmouths,excepttocomplainoffatigue,andwereevidentlyimpatienttohavethehousetothemselves. TheyrepulsedeveryattemptofMrs.Bennetatconversation,andbysodoingthrewalanguoroverthewholeparty,whichwasverylittlerelievedbythelongspeechesofMr.Collins,whowascomplimentingMr.Bingleyandhissistersontheeleganceoftheirentertainment,andthehospitalityandpolitenesswhichhadmarkedtheirbehaviourtotheirguests. Darcysaidnothingatall. Mr.Bennet,inequalsilence,wasenjoyingthescene. Mr.BingleyandJanewerestandingtogether,alittledetachedfromtherest,andtalkedonlytoeachother. ElizabethpreservedassteadyasilenceaseitherMrs.HurstorMissBingley; andevenLydiawastoomuchfatiguedtouttermorethantheoccasionalexclamationof"Lord,howtiredIam!"accompaniedbyaviolentyawn.