Гордість і упередження

           Itwasasubject,inshort,onwhichreflectionwouldbelongindulged,andmustbeunavailing. Shecouldthinkofnothingelse;andyetwhetherBingley'sregardhadreallydiedaway,orweresuppressedbyhisfriends'interference;whetherhehadbeenawareofJane’sattachment,orwhetherithadescapedhisobservation; whateverwerethecase,thoughheropinionofhimmustbemateriallyaffectedbythedifference,hersister’ssituationremainedthesame,herpeaceequallywounded. 

           AdayortwopassedbeforeJanehadcouragetospeakofherfeelingstoElizabeth; butatlast,onMrs.Bennet’sleavingthemtogether,afteralongerirritationthanusualaboutNetherfieldanditsmaster,shecouldnothelpsaying: 

           "Oh,thatmydearmotherhadmorecommandoverherself! Shecanhavenoideaofthepainshegivesmebyhercontinualreflectionsonhim. ButIwillnotrepine. Itcannotlastlong. Hewillbeforgot,andweshallallbeaswewerebefore." 

           Elizabethlookedathersisterwithincreduloussolicitude,butsaidnothing. 

           "Youdoubtme,"criedJane,slightlycolouring;"indeed,youhavenoreason. Hemayliveinmymemoryasthemostamiablemanofmyacquaintance,butthatisall. Ihavenothingeithertohopeorfear,andnothingtoreproachhimwith. ThankGod!Ihavenotthatpain. Alittletime,therefore—Ishallcertainlytrytogetthebetter." 

           Withastrongervoiceshesoonadded, "Ihavethiscomfortimmediately,thatithasnotbeenmorethananerroroffancyonmyside,andthatithasdonenoharmtoanyonebutmyself." 

           "MydearJane!"exclaimedElizabeth,"youaretoogood. Yoursweetnessanddisinterestednessarereallyangelic;Idonotknowwhattosaytoyou. IfeelasifIhadneverdoneyoujustice,orlovedyouasyoudeserve."