Гордість і упередження

           Mrs.Bennetstillcontinuedtowonderandrepineathisreturningnomore,andthoughadayseldompassedinwhichElizabethdidnotaccountforitclearly,therewaslittlechanceofhereverconsideringitwithlessperplexity. Herdaughterendeavouredtoconvinceherofwhatshedidnotbelieveherself,thathisattentionstoJanehadbeenmerelytheeffectofacommonandtransientliking,whichceasedwhenhesawhernomore; butthoughtheprobabilityofthestatementwasadmittedatthetime,shehadthesamestorytorepeateveryday. Mrs.Bennet’sbestcomfortwasthatMr.Bingleymustbedownagaininthesummer. 

           Mr.Bennettreatedthematterdifferently. "So,Lizzy,"saidheoneday,"yoursisteriscrossedinlove,Ifind. Icongratulateher. Nexttobeingmarried,agirllikestobecrossedalittleinlovenowandthen. Itissomethingtothinkof,anditgivesherasortofdistinctionamonghercompanions. Whenisyourturntocome? YouwillhardlybeartobelongoutdonebyJane. Nowisyourtime. HereareofficersenoughinMerytontodisappointalltheyoungladiesinthecountry. LetWickhambeyourman. Heisapleasantfellow,andwouldjiltyoucreditably." 

           "Thankyou,sir,butalessagreeablemanwouldsatisfyme. WemustnotallexpectJane’sgoodfortune." 

           "True,"saidMr.Bennet,"butitisacomforttothinkthatwhateverofthatkindmaybefallyou,youhaveanaffectionatemotherwhowillmakethemostofit." 

           Mr.Wickham’ssocietywasofmaterialserviceindispellingthegloomwhichthelateperverseoccurrenceshadthrownonmanyoftheLongbournfamily. Theysawhimoften,andtohisotherrecommendationswasnowaddedthatofgeneralunreserve.