Гордість і упередження

           "Thatitoughtnottobeattempted. Mr.Darcyhasnotauthorisedmetomakehiscommunicationpublic. Onthecontrary,everyparticularrelativetohissisterwasmeanttobekeptasmuchaspossibletomyself; andifIendeavourtoundeceivepeopleastotherestofhisconduct,whowillbelieveme? ThegeneralprejudiceagainstMr.Darcyissoviolent,thatitwouldbethedeathofhalfthegoodpeopleinMerytontoattempttoplacehiminanamiablelight. Iamnotequaltoit. Wickhamwillsoonbegone;andthereforeitwillnotsignifytoanyoneherewhathereallyis. Sometimehenceitwillbeallfoundout,andthenwemaylaughattheirstupidityinnotknowingitbefore. AtpresentIwillsaynothingaboutit." 

           "Youarequiteright. Tohavehiserrorsmadepublicmightruinhimforever. Heisnow,perhaps,sorryforwhathehasdone,andanxioustore-establishacharacter. Wemustnotmakehimdesperate." 

           ThetumultofElizabeth’smindwasallayedbythisconversation. Shehadgotridoftwoofthesecretswhichhadweighedonherforafortnight,andwascertainofawillinglistenerinJane,whenevershemightwishtotalkagainofeither. Buttherewasstillsomethinglurkingbehind,ofwhichprudenceforbadethedisclosure. ShedarednotrelatetheotherhalfofMr.Darcy’sletter,norexplaintohersisterhowsincerelyshehadbeenvaluedbyherfriend. Herewasknowledgeinwhichnoonecouldpartake; andshewassensiblethatnothinglessthanaperfectunderstandingbetweenthepartiescouldjustifyherinthrowingoffthislastencumbranceofmystery. "Andthen,"saidshe,"ifthatveryimprobableeventshouldevertakeplace,IshallmerelybeabletotellwhatBingleymaytellinamuchmoreagreeablemannerhimself. Thelibertyofcommunicationcannotbeminetillithaslostallitsvalue!"