Гордість і упередження

Chapter 19

           Yourportionisunhappilysosmallthatitwillinalllikelihoodundotheeffectsofyourlovelinessandamiablequalifications. AsImustthereforeconcludethatyouarenotseriousinyourrejectionofme,Ishallchoosetoattributeittoyourwishofincreasingmylovebysuspense,accordingtotheusualpracticeofelegantfemales." 

           "Idoassureyou,sir,thatIhavenopretensionswhatevertothatkindofelegancewhichconsistsintormentingarespectableman. Iwouldratherbepaidthecomplimentofbeingbelievedsincere. Ithankyouagainandagainforthehonouryouhavedonemeinyourproposals,buttoacceptthemisabsolutelyimpossible. Myfeelingsineveryrespectforbidit. CanIspeakplainer? Donotconsidermenowasanelegantfemale,intendingtoplagueyou,butasarationalcreature,speakingthetruthfromherheart." 

           "Youareuniformlycharming!"criedhe,withanairofawkwardgallantry; "andIampersuadedthatwhensanctionedbytheexpressauthorityofbothyourexcellentparents,myproposalswillnotfailofbeingacceptable." 

           Tosuchperseveranceinwilfulself-deceptionElizabethwouldmakenoreply,andimmediatelyandinsilencewithdrew; determined,ifhepersistedinconsideringherrepeatedrefusalsasflatteringencouragement,toapplytoherfather,whosenegativemightbeutteredinsuchamannerastobedecisive,andwhosebehavioratleastcouldnotbemistakenfortheaffectationandcoquetryofanelegantfemale. 

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